Re: [MV] VISIT TO GREAT PUMPKIN, AKA MB AXLE WOES

From: Geoff Winnington-Ball (gwball@sympatico.ca)
Date: Fri Nov 03 2000 - 06:42:22 PST


JD,

I haven't done axles myself, but I've had them done and watched them being
done. They're tricky as all get-out to set up properly! My YJ mechanic has done
nothing but jeeps for almost 20 years, and when I had the gearsets in mine
changed, he fiddled with each diff for seemingly hours to get them just right.
I can do most things mechanical, but I wouldn't attempt a full differential
rebuild on my own - too much to go wrong!

If something's not actually broken inside your front diff, it's probably a case
of mismatched gears or the lash being badly out of adjustment. I don't know the
inside of an MB diff, but bearings can spin, too - I destroyed a rear end this
way once. A professional could probably tell you in an instant.

Good luck, and keep us posted.

--
Regards,

Geoff Winnington-Ball MAPLE LEAF UP! ==> Zephyr, Ontario, Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maple Leaf Up - The Canadian Army Overseas in WW2 http://www.mapleleafup.org <sunray@mapleleafup.org> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment http://www.1cacr.org <info@1cacr.org> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

John Bowen wrote:

> With all the comments and from observation I think I am going to have to do > a teardown. There is about 15 - 20 degrees of non-scientific backlash > measured by rotating the front driveshaft back and forth feeling for > pinion/ring contact. > > I'd like to meet the @#?!XX$%% mechanic that put this axle together...oops > that was me. Never mind.



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