Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Private_collector]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Having played the game of broken axle shafts I would suggest that you go ahead and remove the Diff Carrier and clean it well. When an axle has broken often it leaves lots of small bits of metal. You may find that the marks on the end of the axle shaft didn't even happen in your truck and that the shaft has been changed from another truck.

Phil,

You are absolutely right. I plan to open the diff this weekend. Don't want to have any need to do so later, and that means there can be no shortcuts now.

Re: The diff gasket. Do you mean you join two pieces of gasket sheet to make one piece? If so, do you double them over and build up to an even thickness??

I'm sitting here making new axle gaskets, but am not sure how you mean for the diff one.