front diff question

[85ranger302]

i have a 92 exploder with the twin traction beam front axle and was wondering if i can remove the driver side axle beam to look inside the diff and make sure nothings wrong with the gears? I also want to get in there and clean it out real good

 

[Little X]

Yes, you can remove the driver's side beam.

 

[adsm08]

You will have to dig deeper than just pulling the beam off to check out the gears. Unless you got that fancy superman x-ray vision.

 

[85ranger302]

thank you, is it hard to pull that beam off?

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

here's my "easy way" of pulling the diff out. Just disconnect everything on the left side, pull both axle shafts, and drop it.

 

[85ranger302]

ok, hows about an "easy" way to pull it without putting the truck on a lift and dropping the whole diff?

 

[Ranger44]

Put it on jackstands and drop the drivers side beam.

 

[85ranger302]

ok, thanks guys i will try to do that on my day off this week or next