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shawno72 · 11-10-2012, 10:15 AM

Be carefull. As Mike said it is possible for the rear axle to slide out wheel and all. I bought a 68 Longbed once and the previous owner said be carefull sometimes the wheel comes out and I was like "comes out?" Well what he was saying was inside the diff the spider on the drivers side wore into the side of the carrier housing so badly that it no longer would hold pressure on the c clip so it would just slide off the end of the axle and the axle would start sliding out of the diff. Well needless to say after towing it home and inspecting the carrier it needed a whole new carrier so be careful, it's dangerous and can get costly.
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shawno72 C/10 junkie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stockton Ca Posts: 9,093	Re: 1972 Chevy p/u NewType Build Be carefull. As Mike said it is possible for the rear axle to slide out wheel and all. I bought a 68 Longbed once and the previous owner said be carefull sometimes the wheel comes out and I was like "comes out?" Well what he was saying was inside the diff the spider on the drivers side wore into the side of the carrier housing so badly that it no longer would hold pressure on the c clip so it would just slide off the end of the axle and the axle would start sliding out of the diff. Well needless to say after towing it home and inspecting the carrier it needed a whole new carrier so be careful, it's dangerous and can get costly. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!"