Rear end " refreshing "

[JC SSP]

Looks like a job well done.

Congratulations

 

[brasil]

Looks like a job well done.

Congratulations

Thank you. As soon as I finish the brake job..I will go for a test drive. Wish me luck

 

[brasil]

made some progress.
New Discs all around , new pads .. all around.. new wheel hubs ( and now I got stranded with the NUT Question ) ..and the exhaust is back were he belongs .

While thinking about which way to go with the font wheel hub nut.. I took off the rear bumper cover, because I wanted to change the brackets.. ( there is a TSB from Ford, about the misalignment of the rear bumper cover ..2010 up S 197 ) The new brackets are a little different- the tiny hooks a stronger now. And as you can see - success !

 

[That Guy]

This is a great thread and nice work. Rear end refresh is on my list of things with my 2010 GT as well. I have taken out the axles, replaced the bearing and seals. Not sure I am brave enough to take the gears out, press bearings and make sure it is all within specs. It is one of the jobs I am thinking of having someone else do. What are your thoughts? Have you done this before, or did you teach yourself via YouTube and other online resources?

 

[whitmanink]

This is a great thread and nice work. Rear end refresh is on my list of things with my 2010 GT as well. I have taken out the axles, replaced the bearing and seals. Not sure I am brave enough to take the gears out, press bearings and make sure it is all within specs. It is one of the jobs I am thinking of having someone else do. What are your thoughts? Have you done this before, or did you teach yourself via YouTube and other online resources?

if your not mechanically inclined with alot more than basic tool set,, than its not for you..

i did it myself,, and it was a pain..

but i do everything myself because i dont trust mechanics .
and i feel, why pay someone to do it when you can do it yourself? ( and get alot of grey hair )

 

[JC SSP]

I would only do a rearend refresh if I was experiencing an issue. The 8.8 with regular maintenance are basically trouble free and rock solid.

 

[That Guy]

if your not mechanically inclined with alot more than basic tool set,, than its not for you..

i did it myself,, and it was a pain..

but i do everything myself because i dont trust mechanics .
and i feel, why pay someone to do it when you can do it yourself? ( and get alot of grey hair )

I consider myself moderately mechanically inclined. I also like to learn to do new things. I once bought a SBC just to take it apart and rebuild it. Then I had to build a rat rod to put it in. I have just never taken a rear differential like this one apart. In other, older, cars I have just found new rear ends.

 

[That Guy]

I would only do a rearend refresh if I was experiencing an issue. The 8.8 with regular maintenance are basically trouble free and rock solid.

Yeah, I get that. I am having a whirring sound that comes and goes. Sounds like a pinion bearing. I'm not overly concerned yet. I have a bunch of other things to fix first. I just know it is a matter of time

 

[JC SSP]

If you can rebuild a SBC you can rebuild an 8.8.

I am in the same boat with the timing chain, guides, tensioner etc. was planning on doing this summer but other projects and priorities… such is life. Lol

 

[GriffX]

I would only do a rearend refresh if I was experiencing an issue. The 8.8 with regular maintenance are basically trouble free and rock solid.

Depends on the build year. Until 2008 they used a pinion bearing which was weak. I guess there was a TSB. Mine blew at 30.000 miles and I did it myself, need to buy some tools but was not too hard, just a lot of time.

 

[JC SSP]

Might be the later years but from 1986-2006 all my Mustangs were V8 and not stock. 8.8 never gave me any issues...

 

[GriffX]

Might be the later years but from 1986-2006 all my Mustangs were V8 and not stock. 8.8 never gave me any issues...

Maybe it was related to a few batches of bearings? I remember that the new Timken had one roll less than the old failed from Koyo. Anyway, rebuilding was not too hard if you take your time and got the tools.

 

[whitmanink]

I consider myself moderately mechanically inclined. I also like to learn to do new things. I once bought a SBC just to take it apart and rebuild it. Then I had to build a rat rod to put it in. I have just never taken a rear differential like this one apart. In other, older, cars I have just found new rear ends.

lol well in that case , get to work lol
but really if u did all that work before ., then you are ready and know what your in for...
(a 4 hour job turning into a weekend ordeal )

 

[brasil]

@ That Guy

I never rebuild a rear end before...but I have all the manuals..asked here in the forum..got good advises also. nd watched some videos on youtube. So hopefully tomorrow I will get the missing hub nuts, and thereafter I will go for a test drive.. ( still hopping that the rear end is "quiet " )
I will keep you all informed , about the result.
If it works...great !!

If not.... the shopping cart @ Summit is waiting to be "checked out ". In the cart is a Detroit locker..3.55 gears ( FR ) and all the stuff ( shims / etc ) that I need for the next " turn "...

But one thing I know. for sure.... the STANG will be back on the road - by my own hands /work.

because here in the "failed republic of Germany "... nobody knows how to fix a US made rear end..

 

[That Guy]

@ That Guy

I never rebuild a rear end before...but I have all the manuals..asked here in the forum..got good advises also. nd watched some videos on youtube. So hopefully tomorrow I will get the missing hub nuts, and thereafter I will go for a test drive.. ( still hopping that the rear end is "quiet " )
I will keep you all informed , about the result.
If it works...great !!

If not.... the shopping cart @ Summit is waiting to be "checked out ". In the cart is a Detroit locker..3.55 gears ( FR ) and all the stuff ( shims / etc ) that I need for the next " turn "...

But one thing I know. for sure.... the STANG will be back on the road - by my own hands /work.

because here in the "failed republic of Germany "... nobody knows how to fix a US made rear end..

Thanks, and nice work. Crossing my fingers for you and hope she is all quiet and you get a bunch of miles out of it.

 

[brasil]

Thank for your good wishes

 

[brasil]

Early this morning .. the nuts for the wheel hubs arrived

Installed everything .. and took the pony for a 40 mile test drive


The rear end is quiet . Nothing to hear . Accelerating .. deccellarating . No strange sounds .. no whine

So I call myself today „lucky guy“ because as it seems , the rear end is working the way it should work . In silence .

Not to forget , to thank all the members here , who watched , quoted and gave me some advises

 

[That Guy]

Early this morning .. the nuts for the wheel hubs arrived

Installed everything .. and took the pony for a 40 mile test drive


The rear end is quiet . Nothing to hear . Accelerating .. deccellarating . No strange sounds .. no whine

So I call myself today „lucky guy“ because as it seems , the rear end is working the way it should work . In silence .

Not to forget , to thank all the members here , who watched , quoted and gave me some advises

That is awesome. I had my 2010 GT in the shop for an alignment yesterday and they believe it is the pinion bearing in my rear end going out. I am considering just buying an entirely different rear end from a junkyard and then rebuilding my current rear end. I am not to the point of doing it yet, just doing some research. Appreciate you documenting what you did.

 

[brasil]

@That Guy if you buy a used one.. you never know what you get. I never did the rear end work before.. and because I am living in Germany, every single part I need to order in the US.
You have the luck, that you can buy all the stuff you need ... more or less "next door ".
If you " dive " into rear end scenario , you will find out, that it is not sooooo difficult to rebuild a rear end.

 

[That Guy]

@That Guy if you buy a used one.. you never know what you get. I never did the rear end work before.. and because I am living in Germany, every single part I need to order in the US.
You have the luck, that you can buy all the stuff you need ... more or less "next door ".
If you " dive " into rear end scenario , you will find out, that it is not sooooo difficult to rebuild a rear end.

All very good points. Appreciate it.