Well, I finally got the time and energy to pull the disk wheel axle from my
parts car. I built a little cradle for it so that it is 100% suspended off
ground etc while I work on it.
I popped the cover and was a bit surprised to find about a small glass worth
of oil in it! This car sat for 4 years+ before I dragged it home. The gears
of the diff look good, no signs of chipping etc, so I think they are ok. I
did find one worrisome issue though.
when I rotate the driver's side axle it binds very tight at one point. If I
try to rotate the driveshaft plate only the passenger side rotates. could it
be a bent axle? Has anyone seen this before? I will be trying to remove the
brake drums tomorrow or this weekend, but would like some advice if possible.
I REALLY don't want to spend $190 for a new axle, is just not worth it, might
as well buy a Ford 8".
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