iwfur25
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Has anyone ever come across an 8.8 axle that takes the wheel bearings and seals from a 7.5?
I just got done putting a TrueTrac diff in so I know the stuff in the middle (carrier bearings, ring gear, shim pack) is all 8.8 or else that wouldn't have exactly fit right. So I go to put the new wheel bearings and seals in and they are way too big. Timken 6408 (bearing) and 8835S (seal) are supposed to be for an 8.8 so that's what I got.
The old bearing is a Torrington DB-59722... which matches up to a Timken 5707. Which is for a 7.5 axle. WTF.
The truck is a 2001 4.0 V6. It has the door code for a limited slip axle but totally didn't have one. I guess maybe the axle broke on a previous owner and it got replaced but that still doesn't explain the bearing size problem
I just got done putting a TrueTrac diff in so I know the stuff in the middle (carrier bearings, ring gear, shim pack) is all 8.8 or else that wouldn't have exactly fit right. So I go to put the new wheel bearings and seals in and they are way too big. Timken 6408 (bearing) and 8835S (seal) are supposed to be for an 8.8 so that's what I got.
The old bearing is a Torrington DB-59722... which matches up to a Timken 5707. Which is for a 7.5 axle. WTF.
The truck is a 2001 4.0 V6. It has the door code for a limited slip axle but totally didn't have one. I guess maybe the axle broke on a previous owner and it got replaced but that still doesn't explain the bearing size problem