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More pics for parts identification and the bearing list


The brass plate and adjusting bolt it for ring gear side loading
Front pinion bearing cover and seal
Rear pinion shaft bearing retainer and locking plate (three hole triangle plate)
Carrier bearing adjusting ring and retainer/lock tab



Carrier bearings and race numbers - Timken 44150 and 44348

Pinion bearings and races Timken 377 and 3720
Steady bearing on rear of input shaft is a Hyatt 7203 with OR305
Outer axels bearings and races (X4 each) Timken 385 and 383
Outer Axel seals I found a 55mm by 85mm rubberized seal which I used a wire wheel on to remove the outer rubber, then used Loctite Retaining compound to help set the seals (they rotated in the housings once the rubber was removed but I would have destroyed the seals had I not removed it first)



Input shaft seal I don't have numbers for, I found a seal that was perfect in my stash of parts, it was possibly for a trailer axel hub or ?
Pumpkin assembly installed followed by pic with rear support plate installed



Axel with new bearings

Looks like someone had fun somewhere in the past with this axel


I set the pinion to ring gear backlash to 4-5 thousandths and rolling spec on the pinion bearings to 30-35 in/lbs with similar on carrier bearings. The Dykes manual I have for reference only tells how to adjust the bearings and the wording suggests that this is to adjust worn bearings, not initial setting up. I believe I will be safe with these adjustments.




And thanks Stakebed

Last set of pics on the diff,
A pic of the brakes, two pads for the ebrake, two for regular braking




Truck back on her own feet





Holds 3 quarts of oil.

I'll add pics later on of the brake cable system once I get there, but that may be a bit as I want to clean the frame and paint it as well as get the engine and transmissions painted and in first.

And Chris, I'll try and get the frame a bit cleaner haha. That's quite the collection you posted a link to.


Rust and glory

Hello Pinesdunes. I was part of this thread when it was new. I am now looking for the outer axle bearings, 383 and 385. The numbers on my bearings end with a + , but all bearing numbers I find have an A at the end. Did you buy new bearings, and where did you get them from?

I looked in the parts book and the cone is AAC-100132 which cross to Timken/SKF/ Bower 385.
The cup is AAC-100131 which cross to Timken/ Bower 383, SKF K383.