What's the diff ?

[Supermario]

Had a productive day. Diff is back together with new spider gears ( sorry, no pics of them. I don't want to look like a tourist in the middle of the work day! )
Once everyone was gone at the end of the day I got a few more.

The 2,000lbs diff assembly.







Torque on those bearing cap bolts is 1,400 ft lbs

Final drive and brake assembly, 4,000 lbs









And finally, the 4" diameter axle shafts.



Lots of hoisting, rigging and bolts to turn but I love it!

[RCP57]

Looks way better than trying to understand the wiring on a new engine! By the way, who cleans the parts before you get to them or do you have to do that? There's no way that diff was that clean in the machine...

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by RCP57

Looks way better than trying to understand the wiring on a new engine! By the way, who cleans the parts before you get to them or do you have to do that? There's no way that diff was that clean in the machine...

They are washed as a assembly before leaving the mine but there is always plenty more cleaning that we do. We have a huge typhoon parts washer that everything goes through. Big stuff is done with a pressure washer. And yes, after 20 yrs, I still do my fair share of getting wet n dirty with the wand!