Anyone have any good low buck, redneck methods (or any method) for removing and reinstalling the rear end chunks in a truck? I'm interested in hearing your suggestions. It's so danged easy with a 9" Ford Rear but this although nearly the same is not as easy. I've been quoted about 1400 for the job and I think that is rediculous for that job. May not be. It's just nuts and bolts and some RTV. I wouldn't mind renting a lift of some kind but I don't see them coming up out of the rear. It looks like they have to be taken out from the bottom.
Rear End Chunks
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by WildHog, Nov 9, 2011.
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I do all of my own. I use a cherry picker when I can, if crossmembers or fifthwheel etc allow. I use a clevis and a smaller bolt thru it on the mounting flange of the rear. Just pry the pumpkin out a lil to get the clevis in there, slide the bolt thru n go from there. When its out I set it down n roll it out from under the truck. I have also done several with a floor jack if the cherry picker wont work. Just have to be careful not to drop it on urself! Its not rocket science, mostly just a lot of bull work cuz they are so darn heavy.
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Getting to everything is the hard part. The job is really easy.
I think I'm going to do my own. I'm just looking for ideas. -
we did a power divider with a tranny jack... it held up pretty good. It was also high enough to strap it to the jack.
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if u have enough room between the back of the cab u can pull the cat walks off and bring the pumpkin out over the frame if u r using a cherry picker. i changed my front power divider myself too. just pull the axles and use a cheater bar on ur wrench or socket cause the factory uses a high strength thread locker to keep the bolts from backing off.
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wild hog, where you located at in ar, i am a mechanic and could come give ya some assistance if close enough,for a small fee if you dont want to go it alone. what kind of truck ya got?
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I have a house in Hot Springs.
I'm either in Hot Springs and Texas all the time.
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You might look at this jack, hard to beat for the price, I just happened to look at it last night at a store, and I thought it was made pretty well. I would think you could use some shims and or a block or two and make it work pretty good.
http://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-low-profile-transmission-jack-4075.html
I also had to have a front rear changed last year and I'm sure the labor was around $350, add to that the oil and maybe a couple gaskets. I supplied the rear end, $750 from the junkyard.
OK I just looked in my checkbook, The take out rear $750, total for the R&R from the shop, oil and all $530.05, but it was 2 years ago not 1. -
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I use the tranny jack at the shop. I made a pipe to bolt to jack that i could set against yoke and use u-joint strap to hold the pipe tight in the yoke. That and a ratchet strap keep it solid so it is easy to put back in
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