Don't worry, I'm a machinist. I got it all back together last night. It was surprisingly easy. I had to make a new 3/4" cross-pin and get one new outer retainer stud. I also solvent tanked everything. I just need to add fluid after work and that's it. Thanks for the help.
Yea make sure you flush every thing real good , axle tubes too ,,Get you some shop rags an push thru tubes like a ole cannon packer , You would be surprized at the amount of silver slivers, ya'll get out !!, I would dump the oil out again in like 500 miles just to be safe , Wouldnt hurt to drop a lil magnet down in the bottom of the pumpkin too.Destruction yea aint it cool !!!!
Update....I've been driving with the minispool for almost a week now. Yes, its going to be hard on tires in parking lots, but boy 'o boy is she ever smooth in a straight line! No more drivetrain slop or slamming in reverse. Its like the accelerator is connected directly to the wheels! I think I'll have to jack up the rear real high though to get a little more fluid in. The carrier and housing appear to have come from different cars at some point and neither had a filler plug so a PO put one in the back of the case, but I think it is too low.
I think I'll have to jack up the rear real high though to get a little more fluid in. The carrier and housing appear to have come from different cars at some point and neither had a filler plug so a PO put one in the back of the case, but I think it is too low.
That is a more common mistake than you might think. Keep a close eye on the wheel-flanges, if it is overfilled there'll be seepage, and if there is some you'll want to nip that in the bud before it gets to your brakes.
I jacked up the passenger side as high as my floor jack would go. This got the filler hole higher than the driver's axle tube and I was able to get the exact amount in as came out (yes, I measured it!). It took almost two more litres.
The problem you describe is a pretty common mistake.
The gears will get oil unless you're paractically empty, the diff, pinion and axle bearings need the level to be high enough, but if it is too high you can get seepage. keep an eye on that for a few hundred miles just to be safe.