Cleaning ford rear end for reassemble

[T-Bucket Bob]

Hey guys,

Here is a picture of my powercoated rear end. Is it clean enough to reassemble
it?

 

[old round fart]

Be real sure you get all the sand out of it! Welcome to the fun!

 

[HenrysT]

Like they say... clean it until it's clean, then clean it again!

 

[Spanky]

Looking good, Bob! What gears are you running?

 

[railroad]

Looks good. Make sure non of those rusty spots have loose particles. Also confirm your chunk has a fill plug.

 

[T-Bucket Bob]

Looks good. Make sure non of those rusty spots have loose particles. Also confirm your chunk has a fill plug.

Here is back side of the carrier. Can you guys identify it with the numbers stamp into it?

 

[railroad]

I cannot tell much by that pic. If you will show the pinion flange side and the other side of the ring gear carrier, I might be able to tell you something. It looks to be a generic 9" . If you want to know the gear ratio count the little gear teeth and divide into the big gear teeth.
U joint cups are usually 1 1/8th inch, with some 1 inch. If the pinion and carrier bearings feel good, you are probably in good shape. Do not remove the pinion flange, unless you are familiar with the crush sleeve and bearing pre load. If this carrier leaks it might be on the pinion seal. With no signs of leaks, leave it alone.

 

[butch27]

C6 is a ford number for 1966. That doesn't mean it was built then. It was designed then.

 

[T-Bucket Bob]

I cannot tell much by that pic. If you will show the pinion flange side and the other side of the ring gear carrier, I might be able to tell you something. It looks to be a generic 9" . If you want to know the gear ratio count the little gear teeth and divide into the big gear teeth.
U joint cups are usually 1 1/8th inch, with some 1 inch. If the pinion and carrier bearings feel good, you are probably in good shape. Do not remove the pinion flange, unless you are familiar with the crush sleeve and bearing pre load. If this carrier leaks it might be on the pinion seal. With no signs of leaks, leave it alone.

 

[T-Bucket Bob]

Railroad,
Here is some pictures.

 

[T-Bucket Bob]

 

[T-Bucket Bob]

 

[2old2fast]

Please tell us that the centersection was dis-assembled prior to cleaning & powder coating.......

 

[T-Bucket Bob]

I took the carrier off the rear end complete.

 

[2old2fast]

If you cleaned & coated the Center section out of the housing w/ the gears/bearings still in it , more than likely there's debris in the bearings/gears & the heat from the oven damaged thr front seal...

 

[T-Bucket Bob]

What I did was clean, then primed and color match with a rattle can.

 

[railroad]

From your pictures, looks like an open carrier. Everything looks good. No need to disassemble, unless you feel excessive backlash or rough bearings. The gear tooth surfaces look good. You should not be able to move the pinion in or out. Noticed your chunk has a fill hole, so your are good there also.