The truck's electronic sensors will also disengage the locker if it's making a tight radius turn by sensing the steering wheel position. Here is a picture of the milling machine cutting new spline teeth after the axle has been cut to length. They limit the modifications and additions you can perform, extra plugs, etc. The desirable N-style, nodular-iron gear cases are available in four different versions. Here is an example of a weld repair on a factory original housing.
The bearing cups are in the pinion cartridge and the third bearing trunnion roller bearing is located in the gear case. First, you need to understand some fundamentals of the Ford axles to help guide your quest. The repair process requires the axle to be disassembled and thoroughly cleaned. The tubes do not have any welds, and you just see the witness marks of the parting line for the dies on the tubes. The Ford Mustang and Thunderbird used this style for a few model years.
The code, 4L11, tells us that it is a 4. I have nothing against elec. This is by far the most common axle used by restorers, hot rodders, customizers, and racers. The smaller 8-inch third member is on the right. The additional straddle mount pocket bearing provides additional support to the pinion head during high-torque events. Some differential experts tell you that the Blue Oval engineers copied the 12-bolt design when they came up with the 8. How does it track ground speed? It was later used for pick-ups and Broncos.
Most 1972 and earlier 31-tooth spline shafts can be shortened and 1973 and later versions typically cannot be resplined. The 9-inch third-member bottom fasteners, on the left, can only be accessed with a wrench. Dodge Power Wagon Video 2: 2010 Power Wagon Full Test. The Ford version uses larger axle shafts and different lube flow strategy. I have a 2009 F 250 V10 with a sterling 4:11 rear end. Here are the internal sides of the same three units.
These axles did have metal axle tags similar to the 9-inch axles but they were slowly phased out as vehicle programs were updated. The bar code is present on this unit as well, although later axles just carry the bar code and the metal tag is no longer required. Most of the time, the differences are in shock and spring mounting brackets and, of course, brake hardware. The Lincoln Continental style of disc brakes use 11½-inch rotors. This is a sampling of some of them. I reference these axles based on the ring gear nominal outside diameter in inches. Many companies, such as Currie Enterprises, Mark Williams Enterprises, Moser Engineering, and Strange Engineering, reproduce this design today.
Before you embark on the rebuild and start scouring local scrap yards and online websites, it will be helpful to understand what to look for and what to avoid in these axles. What you going to do is if you have lockouts where you go out and lock them in. Both standard and W-series cases are made out of gray cast iron. The 1958s and 1959s have two dimples on either side of the housing and some have drain plugs. In this chapter I share a summary of decades of work on these axles. No need to remove brake or assembly. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Lincoln Versailles brakes and complete axles were highly sought after because it was the only way to get a 9-inch axle with discs in a 58-inchwide axle package.
The dealers don't understand them, cannot service them, and resort to swap outs and long down times. Since these housings were a series of stamped-steel pieces all welded together, there were many different overall lengths, tubes sections, mounting brackets, and even general constructions over the years see Chapter 5. Is this already consumer fraud? There were many instances of cuts and scratches from the thin steel tags sticking up on the axles. The smaller 8-inch just cannot handle the abuse as its bigger brother can. The locker is controlled with a factory dash switch.
Some axle shafts can be shortened and a new spline machined in place. Good luck in finding what you're looking for and I hope this helped! This chart references the connection between the month codes and the actual month. The axle housings themselves had many different variations over time as well. Hopefully the contents of postings , We write this you can understand. The 8-inch was introduced in 1962 and is found in many lower performance Fairlanes, Mustangs, Falcons, Comets, Cougars, and Pintos, just to name a few of the applications. Most have the two driving holes for the manufacturing process while one has a more square looking drive end.