:-(

Ok I took the car to Arizona Differential. I spend all freaking day boiling in my truck – it was about 115 outside. Finally I get the call to come check the car…

When I get there, Henry (the guy who was working on my car) says there is a problem. He can’t reseal the rear end, and here is why… now bear with me, I tried to keep up with what he was saying – maybe you guys can decipher what I understood and clarify things.

He said whoever worked on the rear end did it on a budget. The axle housing (my terminology, I can’t remember the term he used) was shortened a bit but the original axles were kept. In order to make everything fit, there’s basically no seal at all at the ends of the axle. So the axles are about 1/4" too long – he gave me a choice – he could cut the differential ends of the axle 1/4" but if I send a lot of power to the rear end the axles will come flying off. The other choice is to order up some properly sized axles and install them. Total cost after labor and everything would be $525.

Does this make sense to you guys?

He did tell me that the 8.75 rear end I have do have 4.86 gears and a mini-spool.

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