SOS! Rear Axle Rolled Forward..
04-21-2019, 02:09 PM
#31
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I agree, I like living.
So what’s the best way to get the rear axle lined back up if I line the drive shaft back up with the transmission first?
Or should I do as others suggested and drop the driveshaft first and line it up that way?
Should have help help later today and can try to get it patched up
So what’s the best way to get the rear axle lined back up if I line the drive shaft back up with the transmission first?
Or should I do as others suggested and drop the driveshaft first and line it up that way?
Should have help help later today and can try to get it patched up
Not a nightmare, no one was hurt and so far you have not done anything that can not be undone. That said the first thing you need to do is make extra sure you can not drop the truck on yourself while you are doing this. Strategically placed pieces of wood that will stop the truck from crushing you are called cribbing and are an extremely good idea. Blocking your front wheels in place is a must. Lift the body of the truck on both sides and place some 'just in case' cribbing under it on both sides. Then you need to get a floor jack under the diff and lift it enough that both wheels are off the ground and the drive-line will reach and slip back in. Then you need someone underneath to look at and and align splines so you can mate them back up with the rest of the drive line.
To do this you will also need a second person to rotate one of the wheels (which should be up in the air at this point) to change the orientation of the splines so you can mate them back up. Be careful with the rear axle, it is heavy enough to kill you too, make sure you think through all of your moves and communicate them with your helper person before you attempt them, communication at this point is important. Once you get the splines realigned you can work on rotating the axle all the way back into position.
None of this is as important as making sure that you will not die if this all falls down, the second most important thing is making sure none of it will be damaged if this all falls down. Both of these objectives can be achieved with strategic piles of wood near the jack stands that currently hold it up. Please do not put in a Darwin award submission, it is just a truck, gravity is a *itch and everything you need to do will be putting that heavy truck above your fragile body. Be paranoid and live.
To do this you will also need a second person to rotate one of the wheels (which should be up in the air at this point) to change the orientation of the splines so you can mate them back up. Be careful with the rear axle, it is heavy enough to kill you too, make sure you think through all of your moves and communicate them with your helper person before you attempt them, communication at this point is important. Once you get the splines realigned you can work on rotating the axle all the way back into position.
None of this is as important as making sure that you will not die if this all falls down, the second most important thing is making sure none of it will be damaged if this all falls down. Both of these objectives can be achieved with strategic piles of wood near the jack stands that currently hold it up. Please do not put in a Darwin award submission, it is just a truck, gravity is a *itch and everything you need to do will be putting that heavy truck above your fragile body. Be paranoid and live.
04-21-2019, 02:11 PM
#32
Ratchet straps.
Put them around the rear axel hooked too the frame, slowly tighten while you slip the drive shaft splines back into the tranny..
grab the drive shaft and jiggle it while gradually clocking it back and forth. It should slip right back into through the yoke just as easily as it slipped out.
It's not a big deal.. completely normal to have the shaft slip out of your not careful.
Next time leave your stabilizer bar loose but attached when your swapping blocks.
Or use ratchet straps to keep the axle located
I use jack stands on the axel and lift the frame of the truck
Put them around the rear axel hooked too the frame, slowly tighten while you slip the drive shaft splines back into the tranny..
grab the drive shaft and jiggle it while gradually clocking it back and forth. It should slip right back into through the yoke just as easily as it slipped out.
It's not a big deal.. completely normal to have the shaft slip out of your not careful.
Next time leave your stabilizer bar loose but attached when your swapping blocks.
Or use ratchet straps to keep the axle located
I use jack stands on the axel and lift the frame of the truck
04-21-2019, 08:08 PM
#33
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Have the drive shaft lined up with splines. But not sure on how get axle rotated back. I have ratchet straps around the axle and frame right now, but haven’t made much head way with the axle being lined up
04-21-2019, 09:58 PM
#35
Originally Posted by kchill93
Have the drive shaft lined up with splines. But not sure on how get axle rotated back. I have ratchet straps around the axle and frame right now, but haven’t made much head way with the axle being lined up
Or just put the axle on jack stands.
Rear shocks unbolted.
And rotate the axle while it's perched on the stands.
Once it's straight, jack it up under the differential and put your blocks on line you back up.
04-21-2019, 10:33 PM
#36
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^was trying to figure out that exact thing. Lower shock mounts were removed already.
Ran out of daylight since Easter prohibited much progress on it this afternoon.
Will update as as I get it worked out this week
Ran out of daylight since Easter prohibited much progress on it this afternoon.
Will update as as I get it worked out this week
04-22-2019, 05:55 PM
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