Ted Brown
Member
Just a side note about sand blasting rear end housings, unless you make steel block-off plates for both (axle) ends and the third member opening and use new gaskets for all to seal the housing completely from ANY sand, you will have problems for years afterwards, as ANY sand inside your housing will ruin everything... BTDT Not mine I am lucky to say, learned by someone else's mistake... I myself just wire brush and wash the complete housing before taking it apart (also do all the grinding before also) When the third member comes out, I wrap it with a big towel and pack it in a closed box to keep it VERY clean, as many have ruined their gearing with grit and grinding bits...