Carrier Removal And Aussie Locker Installation.

Installing Aussie locker in my front Dana30. All went well......




UNTIL...



Is that bearing shot or can I put it back together?

 

YouTube is the best (after ecj5). The carrier was tight and prying it our wasn’t working. Saw a video of a guy placed a rag on the ring gear and turned the shaft. Rag forces carrier out when it gets back to pinion gear! Had to run rag thru a couple times but it really made the removal easy.

 

You need a new one

 

Never easy. Now how do I get the old carrier bearing off?

 

little heat from a acetylene torch . and it will fall right off

 

Got the bearings off. One with heat and a bearing puller the other I had to cut into and hit with cold chisel and BFH.

 

I use the bearing splitter and my HF 20 ton press. Easy peassie. Just installed a power lok front and rear. Both purchased here. A little tougher steering with the Ross box and a 27 front axle.

 

I used my splitter , a little heat & my 12 ton press , when I did mine . New Timken's & races are only 'bout $20 . Go for it

 

Keep track of the shims and which shims came off which side.

 

Guess I’ll use this once in a while.

 

That's the one I got on sale.....110 Bucks !

Also......Like James says, Make sure that you get a shim kit & replace each side with the exact thickness that was under each bearing that you R & R. I did not get that right & ruined a brand new bearing that I had pressed on without any.

 

I just reused the shims that were there. Same shims same side. A bunch of pounding with a large plastic mallet to get carrier back in place.



Leaving it alone until tomorrow.

 

Look's good , my Friend.

Kinda looks like my Lock Right ?

 

Looks nice and clean. Good job , Man. This is my Lock Right .They told me to use Red & Tacky for assembly.

 

Makes a huge difference off road, also makes turning with hubs locked in much more difficult, but it's worth it. What do you have in the rear?

 

Planning the same Aussie locker. Cheap way out for now.