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Hey.
I finally got energy and good weather to change out the busted front Ujoint. Everything came off easily but when I go to put back the locking hub gear, it won’t go in. Inner spline lined up and went in but when you try to push the rest in, no bueno. Outer spline lined up cause you can fell it and gear would not turn but that it. Won’t go in at all. Rotated the gear all around and it doesn’t matter. Look and felt like the spline are fine. It came off easily when removed and I didn’t have this problem when I put in first built it. Stumped and would love some help.
78-79 Ford KP 60, stock locking hubs, stock 30spline outer.
Edit. I did pull the whole gear assembly out without taking the inner lock gear/spring out. Kinda wondering if that makes a difference.
edit 1-17. Found out why I couldn’t get that hub gear in. Axle shaft is off. I notice hub gear is crooked in hub. I decide and had to tune the axle shaft little at a time and try to push that gear in. Finally slid right in. Looks like I need new (beefy)axle shafts.
Thanks,
Eugene
I finally got energy and good weather to change out the busted front Ujoint. Everything came off easily but when I go to put back the locking hub gear, it won’t go in. Inner spline lined up and went in but when you try to push the rest in, no bueno. Outer spline lined up cause you can fell it and gear would not turn but that it. Won’t go in at all. Rotated the gear all around and it doesn’t matter. Look and felt like the spline are fine. It came off easily when removed and I didn’t have this problem when I put in first built it. Stumped and would love some help.
78-79 Ford KP 60, stock locking hubs, stock 30spline outer.
Edit. I did pull the whole gear assembly out without taking the inner lock gear/spring out. Kinda wondering if that makes a difference.
edit 1-17. Found out why I couldn’t get that hub gear in. Axle shaft is off. I notice hub gear is crooked in hub. I decide and had to tune the axle shaft little at a time and try to push that gear in. Finally slid right in. Looks like I need new (beefy)axle shafts.
Thanks,
Eugene
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