I apoligize for snapping back like that..But it seems like a lot of people on this site are more intent on bashing people than giving helpful info,now knowing that was not your intent im sorry for making an ass of myself.
The point of my post was not to say "duuh huh theirs wet stuff comin outa the break parts... whada I do about it?" I was simply wandering if anybody had had this same problem and if and axle rebuild was absolutly necesary.
All Im doing now is getting the rear gears to match the front. I got some gears free from a freind of mine and I dont want to sped the time building the axle untill I make sure the owner before me didnt screw anything else up. I need both sets to match so I can do a few shakedown runs and spend my money where its most needed.
After I rebuild the motor and see what kind of damage was done to the TCase by runing two different sets of gears Im going to go swap in a 60 up front and rebuild both axles. So maybe I should ask the question again worded a little better. When I put the cover back on do yall think the axle will hold ehough oil long enough to see what kind of shape the rest of the truck is in untill I want to pull apart the axle drum to drum?
The reson Im so concerned with inspecting the truck thouroughly before I go building the axles is because the guy I bought it from was a complete moron. heres a list so far of stupid crap ive found on it.
Diffrent size gears front and rear.
Bent allthread used for U-bolts
He never ran an Air filter
Trans and Tcase were almost empty
seat held to the floor with zip ties.
Only one bolt holding the bed down.
This is why I dont want to have a really nice rebuilt rear sixty then find out I need to replace the Tcase or trans or something else reletively expensive. Or if enough stuff is wrong with it if I should Just sell it and try again.
Oh and Pheery are you a certified mechanic? Would you not say your still capable of working on your own rig?? Just a thought.
Sorry for writin a book yall..just wanted to clear things up.
