1950 Willys Truck re-rebuild by 50wllystrk

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With the axles slid out far enough to allow the carrier to come out the back of the housing, you can pull out the carrier, but WAIT!!!

First... the caps that hold the side bearings in place have to be removed, but WAIT!!!! again.

Before you remove the two bolts that hold these caps in place, they have to be marked in someway. The housing and caps were machined together and need to stay together. Look closely at the top of the caps, you'll see each one has an oval shape stamped into them, one oval is horizontal, and the other is vertical. Although were looking at a picture, you can see matching ovals stamped into the housing. These were done at the factory and I will put it back together with these markings.

If you do not see them on your axle when rebuilding, get a pointed punch and mark one cap with one dot, and the housing with one dot. Do the same to the other side only with two dots.



Here we are all empty. Do pay attention during disassembly, you'll notice laying in the housing are shims laying in there yet. These are very important. Take these out and keep them marked to go back to the same side they came out of. These setup the clearance between ring and pinion and also set the preload on the carrier bearings when done. By keeping them to their respectable side it gives you a starting point for reassembly.


Here is the trouble maker. This is the pinion bearing race closest to the ring gear. This bearing race is about 40 years old. The bearing shows it's wear and tear also.