Thanks to all those that replied to my initial post . It's fun to see how many different ideas there are that all solve the same problem. Pictured below is my solution. I was hoping to be able to do this without removing the differential housing completely, but no luck with the tools I had at my disposal. Put the housing in a vice, buy a $13 bottle jack from Kragen, heat the area around the pinion bearing, and pump up the jack. With a little effort, it pops out. Mike
Excellent tech--I never had to worry about this since I'm luck enough to own a K R Wilson AATA-1 official Ford puller for this! A footnote: do NOT run a tap through the banjo to axle housing bolt hole--these are cut with extra deep theads ( Cl*** 3 tap or some such, need to look that up), and a regular tap will remove metal from threads and perhaps give you leaks. Cleanemup with gun brushes and spray carb cleaner, and re-use original bolts if possible. Head stud/bolts are also deep threaded, and using a normal tap there will result in studs that are noticeabbly looser than when you started. Naturally, those holes may have already been over tapped by some previous owner, but don't make them worse. I just learned this recently, and I've loosened up innumerable holes in my past.
Whodathunkit! Bet that was easier than getting the vice toothmarks out of that gasket sealing ring is going to be.
[ QUOTE ] Whodathunkit! Bet that was easier than getting the vice toothmarks out of that gasket sealing ring is going to be. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, well no marks were left believe it or not. I didn't grip the housing that hard, I just needed something to hold the housing in place. The fact that the bottle jack is inside the housing takes care of most forces involved. And the steel housing is very hard, I don't see any tooth marks, I just checked since you freaked me out. Mike
Hehe, been there, done that. Always been too cheap to get the teflon covers for the jaws. Paint stir sticks make good cushions, as do pieces of old yardsticks.
[ QUOTE ] Excellent tech--I never had to worry about this since I'm luck enough to own a K R Wilson AATA-1 official Ford puller for this! A footnote: do NOT run a tap through the banjo to axle housing bolt hole--these are cut with extra deep theads ( Cl*** 3 tap or some such, need to look that up), and a regular tap will remove metal from threads and perhaps give you leaks. Cleanemup with gun brushes and spray carb cleaner, and re-use original bolts if possible. Head stud/bolts are also deep threaded, and using a normal tap there will result in studs that are noticeabbly looser than when you started. Naturally, those holes may have already been over tapped by some previous owner, but don't make them worse. I just learned this recently, and I've loosened up innumerable holes in my past. [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for the heads up on the threads, but I don't use taps to clean threads most of the time. I use thread chasers (rethreading sets) along with brushes and solvent, like you suggest. Only if a thread is screwed up do I use taps. I only learned this lesson until recently too.
I found it out making a clock out of the center section, I wanted to put ****on heads on it to look nice, normal threads fit fine in some, not so good in others.
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