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02-13-2020, 04:32 AM | #1 |
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Removing rear end, while leaving torque tube
My searches didn’t come up with any posts that addressed this specific scenario.
Can I remove the rear end with the driveshaft while leaving the torque tube in place? I can see removing the speedometer drive, the rear radius rods, brake rods, and then unbolting the banjo from the torque tube. At that point will the rear end pull away, and the drive shaft slide out of the tube? Is there a snap ring or something holding it in at the transmission? Thanks |
02-13-2020, 04:43 AM | #2 |
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Re: Removing rear end, while leaving torque tube
Whether that is possible or not, can't see reassembly as anything but a right royal pain the the @$$.
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02-13-2020, 07:48 AM | #3 |
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Re: Removing rear end, while leaving torque tube
Seems to me also that would be a royal PITA. Just remove the whole thing,
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02-13-2020, 08:24 AM | #4 |
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Re: Removing rear end, while leaving torque tube
You could release the snap ring through the speedometer gear hole—- and it will slide out, but that will just get it apart, to put it together I doubt you could easily get get all the pieces to line up to put it together without removing the torque tube
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02-13-2020, 09:09 AM | #5 |
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Re: Removing rear end, while leaving torque tube
How would get the universal joint connected on reassembly?
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02-13-2020, 09:25 AM | #6 |
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02-13-2020, 11:45 AM | #7 |
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Re: Removing rear end, while leaving torque tube
WHY??
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02-13-2020, 12:24 PM | #8 |
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Re: Removing rear end, while leaving torque tube
Hope you have a lot of patience.
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02-13-2020, 02:14 PM | #9 |
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Re: Removing rear end, while leaving torque tube
If you did manage to get the snap ring off and the drive shaft out, you would never get it back together again. The roller bearing, thrust washer, speedo drive gear, and snap ring would all be adrift inside and you would never get them lined up to get the drive shaft back in, let alone engage the u-joint.
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02-13-2020, 05:54 PM | #10 |
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Re: Removing rear end, while leaving torque tube
Got it. Thanks for the input, lads. Looks like I’ll be doing it the tried-and-true method.
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