Thread: 9" rear end failure

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Originally Posted by Mike P

Thanks Pat. I agree with the comment about just driving on the clutch pack pressure by the way it acted and sounded.

The axels weren't mixed from side to side (first thing I checked). I think I'll start by shoving the axels and measuring the the gap. I've still got the unit apart and really don't want to re-assemble until I can figure out what went wrong.

you do not have to re assemble all of it. put the axles in the housing with out the pig look at the air gap .or stuff the axles in the pig on the floor or table and measure from bearing race to race were it seats .now measure the housing this will tell you if the housing to long . the tape or marker is to check the the axles are all the way in this is how i did it when guy pick up axles at the swap meets and wanted me to cut a housing down . there no way you can run on just the clutch pack if the axles are the right size