26/27 Rear Axle Weight?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jason Given - St. Paul, MN on Saturday, December 07, 2013 - 05:16 pm:

How heavy is a 26/27 rearend with the drive shaft. My back is not the best, and I will be hauling in mine to the basement shop, and I am wondering how much help I should get.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Val Soupios on Saturday, December 07, 2013 - 05:30 pm:

Don't know how much it weighs but I was able to move mine around without throwing my back out so I would say 2 guys would be enough and 3 if your back is really bad.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Strange on Saturday, December 07, 2013 - 05:41 pm:

To help you get a feel for the weight, here's a video from Steve Jelf showing the final assembly of his rear axle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfxWPsF4KhQ


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ted Dumas on Sunday, December 08, 2013 - 05:10 pm:

My guess would be in the range of about 150 pounds. If your back is bad, then find two strong guys and get them to do it for you. Taking apart a rear axle is a very dirty job because of all the old oil and grease which seems endless when you start cleaning it out.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Sunday, December 08, 2013 - 06:03 pm:

I have a 26/27 rear end presently off the car and a bathroom scale in the garage - checked today & it's 140 pounds w/o wheels and brake drums.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jason Given - St. Paul, MN on Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 11:35 am:

Two guys with bad backs got it down. I diffidently felt it the rest of the night. It is stripped down and for most part all cleaned and measured. I still need to clean the axle housings and the inside of the driveshaft tube (that will be most challenging).

Cleaning it so far was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I started with a dirty paper towel to wipe the worst of the grease off. Then with a cleaner paper towel, I sprayed on a little WD-40 on the part, which breaks down the grease quite well, and it just wipes up easily. I repeated this step a few times. Once everything was initially cleaned, I took an old tooth brush and liquid laundry detergent (full strength) and scrubbed the parts. Then rinsed them off with water. Lastly I then dipped them in Evaporust to keep them from rusting. Everything was cleaned and a quick initial inspection was done in one day, except for the above noted items. I should have ordered my parts the other day, but I have not.

The axle assembly has been opened before. Surprisingly I did not find any gasket materials anywhere. I measured everything up good the other day. I would like locate two better axles (they are grooves cut in, from what looks like a bearing failure in the past. The pinion in general is very nice except for three decent size chips. The ring gear appears to have been replaced in the past and is in excellent condition will almost zero wear.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth from NC on Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 11:42 am:

Driveshaft tube and axle tubes clean pretty easily if you use a wire bristle toilet bowl scrubber. I just squeeze the end so it fits in the tube a little better and then go to town.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 01:43 pm:

Seth is on the right track. You can set the axle housing or drive shaft housing in a five gallon pail with old paint thinner or whatever solvent you're using. Wire a toilet brush to a long pole and pretend your in the artillery and cleaning out a cannon barrel. I'd show a picture if I was organized enough to find it.


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