anybody make any progress this weekend???
i got both ring gears off, switched out the pinion bearings, been comparing pretty much everything i take out. as far as i can tell, the only difference in 31 and 28 splines is:
-spline count, obviously
-the outer spider gears that go on the axle shafts
-cross-pin
-width of the carrier (a little thinner, as you can see in the pic above)
- diameter of axle shafts
the c-clips are even the same
i used a small mallet and a 1/2"x1/2"x4" piece of rectangular steel stock to get the ring gears off. worked great. just went around the ring gear tapping it, popped right off eventually.
i got the outer bearing on the carrier pretty dirty tho, so i've decided to replace them as well. i gotta go get a puller from autozone so i can remove them.
more good news, my 20% discount card still works from when i worked at auto-bone, woohoo