Replacement of my worn Ford 8.8

[nhdcoye]

I finally got around to posting pics of my 8 yr old rear Ford 8.8 axle being replaced back in late November after discovering a "small" crack in one of the axle tubes .
I was surprised to see how much metal was actually worn off the bottom of the diff as I had been welding a 1/2"bead to the bottom each year, it was very apparent on the new diff cover

"Small" crack



Poor man's "garage lift "



Old axle out and next to replacement before removing bracketry



Replacement axle wire wheeled and primed with old brackets removed



Old axle with worn bottom and diff cover and mounting bolts



Gears and locker swapped over and setup with location of spring perches marked




New diff cover installed. Note the 1/2" + of material on the replacement axle and plenty of space below the cover bolts on the new diff cover




Old Vs Replacement, ready for another 8 years of light off-road use

[pirahnah3]

Nice glad to see it was a rather easy swap in for you. Certainly looks like that has only seen "light" use, surprised it happened

[ImNotCassie]

Gotta get me one of them fancy lifts!!

[Frank]

That has MegaFlex , You almost dont notice that 4x4 your on ! I could be wrong but I looked up "light Wheelin" in the book , You picture was not there ! Yer still killin me bud . Cant wait to watch you scrape her for the firs time . Ill follow you ! FjR68

[nhdcoye]

Gotta get me one of them fancy lifts!!

They are made locally here in NH by 2 log lifts

Don't worry Frank the click , clank bang is coming to trail near you soon