rear end trick tools tech

[Cperry]

I built a stand to set up rearends on. Thought some other guys setting them up would like this. I was tired of bending down working on them on jackstands plus they would like to fall off and was hard to hold them still setting the pinion nut. Also built some hoke tools to hold yoke when setting pinion nut.

 

[CrashKnott]

Not bad at all!

I'll be integrating this idea into the work-bench in the near future.

How did you get that 60 up there though? Hoist?

 

[Cperry]

i put a removable handle on the stand to help rotate, handle also slides into all my pinion flange tools that way everything stays compact.

 

[Cperry]

by making the stand swivel i can knock the pinion out, flip it to put the carrier in, this way you are always working at good angles

 

[Cperry]

and the final product 17.5 inch pinion preload torqued to 205ftlbs and thread locked, very tight carrier bearing preload. Nice pattern. these were motive gears.

 

[Cperry]

this was a dana 44 high pinion but i have had a 60 on there. 5 deep breaths and hernia later i can get them up there. the 44's aren't bad to get on there.

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

does it have notches or settings on the table? its looks that the axle would want to fall one way or another while setting it up on there.... also do you have it setup for different size ubolts, or have those bigger ones seemed to work well for anything?

 

[Yay!Gurrr]

Nice ! I need to swing by one day after work.. I see the door open but I hate to stop, figure I'd be interrupting your work..

 

[Cperry]

i just used a trailer hitch pin and a hole throught the middle of the two rotating tubes to lock it in the flat position. when it is rotated up or down the weight of the axle holds it in place. Width of the table is wide enought to be able to put a 14bolt on for the width of the tube i drilled the holes large enough to accomadate both big tube axle and smaller, i have to use longer & wider ubolts for the big stuff and shorter thinner one for the smaller stuff. so one set of holes and 2 different sets of ubolts.

 

[jeepinmatt]

Very cool. I love effective homemade tools.

 

[mbalbritton]

Now all you need for it is a arm that slides in and out on the Pinion side that can capture the yoke and hold it still instead of having to put a long breaker bar on the yoke.

 

[Cperry]

And for anyone to do it here is a tools list to do a dana 44 properly. i just finished this one up so they were all out.

 

[jeepinmatt]

And just how you gonna get the bearing cap bolts/ring gear bolts off with no sockets? Looks like a nice setup, Im sure you have sockets.

 

[Cperry]

Now all you need for it is a arm that slides in and out on the Pinion side that can capture the yoke and hold it still instead of having to put a long breaker bar on the yoke.

why b/c you read that on the internet with someone who only sets up toy 3rds, or 9's, in the real world a breaker bar is fine. maybe if you were setting up the same exact rear end everytime. But with different rears and front ends- pinions will always be in a different place and a different size not to mention the circular ones. plus wheres your arm when the rear end is in the vehicle. And in addition you can continuall check pinion preload with out unclamping the arm, the short portion of my pinioin tools add 2.5inchlbs of torque so i can leave it bolted on and conitnually check preload. multi purpose tools are cool. and I assure you the yoke and the pinion can handle cross directional 200lbs of torque.

 

[Rich]

No input other than - Brilliant!

 

[mbalbritton]

why b/c you read that on the internet with someone who only sets up toy 3rds, or 9's, in the real world a breaker bar is fine. maybe if you were setting up the same exact rear end everytime. But with different rears and front ends- pinions will always be in a different place and a different size not to mention the circular ones.

Wow, almost sounds like a defensive statement. Actually I think your tool is quite slick. Short of the Round flange type yoke, I can think of an easy way to make my idea work. Nope didn't read it on the intraweb, thought about in my own wittle mind from my limited experience of doing gears. yep, that's right, I've done some limited gear work on a home brew axle stand not too different from yours. I used a 4' pipe wrench to hold my yokes and it worked but was slightly awkward.

I was just trying to think what else might contribute to is already a sweet little set-up. sorry for to contribute.

plus wheres your arm when the rear end is in the vehicle. And in addition you can continually check pinion preload with out unclamping the arm, the short portion of my pinion tools add 2.5inchlbs of torque so i can leave it bolted on and continually check preload. multi purpose tools are cool. and I assure you the yoke and the pinion can handle cross directional 200lbs of torque.

again, I can think of an easy to "capture" not bolt or clamp to the yoke, that is adjustable to a wide variety of diffs... but I'll keep it to myself if you aren't open to a friendly idea.

nope, I'm not a mechanic, nope, I haven't done a fraction of the gears you, and I'm certain you know far more than me on mechanics, NOT disputing that, but it is possible for me to have an idea to help.

 

[Cperry]

I would have let it go but you winked at me, And by the wink i assummed that you were suggesting that the pinion needed to be supported. The arm is stil no good b/c i like to turn the yoke constantly while tightening to feel preload, even if you could get them to all align.

 

[mbalbritton]

I would have let it go but you winked at me, And by the wink i assummed that you were suggesting that the pinion needed to be supported.

ah... ya intraweb miscommunication, imagine that! no, I wasn't winking at you because I though you were cute and dumb

The arm is stil no good b/c i like to turn the yoke constantly while tightening to feel preload, even if you could get them to all align.

let me see if I can get some time to draw up what I'm thinking. Maybe you'd have some insight as to why my idea wouldn't work. I'm not so sure that I'm not communicating my idea right.

 

[Will Carter]

I don't see a housing spreader on that cart??


oh wait...there it is...it's the big headed red handled thing...

 

[Caver Dave]

I used a 4' pipe wrench to hold my yokes and it worked but was slightly awkward.

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nope, I'm not a mechanic

Obviously! Since your hasn't made it out of the yard (other than by trailer) in the past 4 years!

IIRC, it was *actually* a huge FORD wrench... very similar to a "pipe wrench" except the jaws are semi-smooth & straight for holding large square/hex objects instead of serrated for gripping round objects...

 

[mbalbritton]

Obviously! Since your hasn't made it out of the yard (other than by trailer) in the past 4 years!
IIRC, it was *actually* a huge FORD wrench... very similar to a "pipe wrench" except the jaws are semi-smooth & straight for holding large square/hex objects instead of serrated for gripping round objects...

WTFever... Isn't it time for a fresh wrap of Duct tape on your springs?