Well, I (we) won't be making the Dead-end Garage crawfish boil. I'm bummed to say the least. We ran into some metal shavings in the rear end housing creating concern for the bearings and such. To err on the side of caution I ordered new axles, bearing, gear, and an Eaton Truetrac posi. Now we're waiting to find someone who'll work on it. Once we get the rear end rebuilt we'll be able to button up the brake install and get the truck back on the road.
Front brakes assembled and ready for bleeding.
Collage of the axle wear.
In this pick it shows one of the offset bearings used to correct the issue with the axles. I don't think it was installed completely in the housing.
Some of the metal found in the housing and axle tubes.
New parts ready to be put in the game.
