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Offline Chevy Truck Guy 86

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Front axle rebuild
« on: July 14, 2012, 09:36:29 pm »
I am wanting to rebuild my front axle and I have never done it before so I need a tutorial or something. I read that gm manuals are good but I saw a tutorial on this site and I searched and searched for it but can't find it. So If anyone can link me to it that would be appreciated.
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: Front axle rebuild
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2012, 01:54:12 am »
rebuild the whole thing (ring pinion) or just the hubs?
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Re: Front axle rebuild
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2012, 05:40:13 am »
Hubs
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Re: Front axle rebuild
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2012, 08:55:58 am »
A Haynes, or Chilton manual covers from the axle out pretty well.
New hubs come with instructions.
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Re: Front axle rebuild
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2012, 10:33:04 am »
This is what is was looking for and found after a couple hours.

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,20739.0.html
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Re: Front axle rebuild
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2012, 12:22:44 am »
yeah sorry about that the hubs aint hard at all i know there's a write up on here on how to do it
edit: just looked at what you posted lol, thats it
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Re: Front axle rebuild
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2012, 01:41:36 pm »
I got everything out of my axle and am I looking at getting a new dust shield. The thin metal around the caliper bracket is shot but the thick part seems good, couldn't I do some sheet metal work with this and will a 2wd shield fit? Also the ring or whatever in the center next to the holes, do you need that? it is just about going to fall off.



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Re: Front axle rebuild
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2012, 06:19:26 am »
all looks good, just weighs a little less
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Re: Front axle rebuild
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2012, 05:44:59 am »
I have made the center dust sheild out of a stove pipe tin chiminey block off cap before.
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