Hello. I have an 8" rear with Trac Lok that I'm putting in my 1980 Pinto. I recently took the axles out to be redrilled to a 5 x 4.5 bolt pattern. I have no idea how, but the teeth on the D/S side gear and the clutch hub became misaligned (see photos), which is preventing me from reinstalling the axle fully. There is only one toothed part on the passenger side, and that axle went in with no issues.
I feel that I am missing something painfully obvious. Maybe that's because I don't fully understand how an LSD works, but how can I turn one toothed part (either the side gear or the hub), without the whole assembly turning on me? With the P/S axle, wheel, and tire installed and chocked, I tried inserting the D/S axle as far as it would go and turning, but the damn thing doesn't want to budge that way. I really do not want to disassemble the diff if I can help it.
Thanks in advance from this noob...
I feel that I am missing something painfully obvious. Maybe that's because I don't fully understand how an LSD works, but how can I turn one toothed part (either the side gear or the hub), without the whole assembly turning on me? With the P/S axle, wheel, and tire installed and chocked, I tried inserting the D/S axle as far as it would go and turning, but the damn thing doesn't want to budge that way. I really do not want to disassemble the diff if I can help it.
Thanks in advance from this noob...