Axle stuck in warped 8.75 housing...please give advice..ty
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Do you know anybody with a porta-power?
Mine has a spreader that goes into tight places, works like a pair of scissors that pushes when opened.
65TerrorCuda
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There's a guy in NM selling a whole 489 rear axle for 650, just posted it yesterday here
Then take it to a machine shop and they will straighten the housing. Kim
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Looks like you have trees on your property, brace it behind two close trees and chain the yoke to the hitch of your truck. Bounce the throttle a few times and I bet you can pull it straight “er”.
Maybe if it is held together with rust!
I see them go for 600 to 1000 depending on condition, for a factory A body housing only.
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mcodecuda
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Attach a chain to the studs and hang the chain from a tree then pick the housing up and slam it up and down. The housing then becomes the slide hammer.
mopar head
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Yeah good idea if your built like a sasquatch
I love outside the box thinking!
Is there a possibility that the axel splines have twisted in the spider gears?
I would assume that there was a ton of HP put into the axle to bend the housing like that.
mopar head
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Or a out of control incident with a curb or ditch.
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
Anyone remember the thread about the guy showing off his "rebuilable" rear end...which wasnt rebuildable since he couldnt gey the axels out?
That one was entertaining
(found it)
Am I justified in my frustration? | For A Bodies Only Mopar Forum
...and a highlight
That one was entertaining
(found it)
Am I justified in my frustration? | For A Bodies Only Mopar Forum
...and a highlight
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Back to the original question:
How would I straighten the housing to get the axle out.
Set up the rear end on jack stands or on an open 30 gallon drum with the pumpkin pointing down. Then do this with a chain and a hydraulic jack.
How would I straighten the housing to get the axle out.
Set up the rear end on jack stands or on an open 30 gallon drum with the pumpkin pointing down. Then do this with a chain and a hydraulic jack.
Might even be able ^^^ to save the housing if you take your time. Tap the bend area with a 3 lb hammer as you are jacking the jack.
maybe if you took all the carrier bolts out it would let the center section enough give to take some of the bind off. Wouldn't take much time and worth a shot...
Not a bad idea, back off carrier bolts 3/8" then turn the front pinion yoke with a breaker bar and socket, while someone else is working on pulling out the axle as you turn.
That would help save the splines on the axle as it is coming out.
Professor Fate
Push the button, Max...
Way back in posts 10 and 13...
I have a fixture for straightening rear end housings. I mostly do ford 9" but I have the stuff for an 8 3/4. Shipping is probably a deal breaker unless you have a way to get it to me and back. PM me if you think it would work out.
Do all the above, loosen all the bolts on the housing, including the other axle, use a come along to put pressure on the axle that you want to remove, then tap the housing and axle with a 5lb hammer and see if it comes out. Pressure and hammering usually produces results.
How long has it been sitting on the ground? They draw moisture every day from the the heat cycles of day to night. Could be solid rust inside.
Can you turn the pinion with a breaker bar?
There is an axle end play nut on the passenger side, back that way off then pound the axle in till it stops. Then pound the other axle in till it stops. work the axles back and forth. If they don't move, you are pretty much screwed.
Can you turn the pinion with a breaker bar?
There is an axle end play nut on the passenger side, back that way off then pound the axle in till it stops. Then pound the other axle in till it stops. work the axles back and forth. If they don't move, you are pretty much screwed.
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