Ford Nine Inch Disassembly

[dirtdart]

Howdy all .... so I am taking advantage of a year in school. I am going to build a bucket T. Tomorrow I am pulling a 289 with a C3. My goal is to have a roller in the next year. So to the topic of the thread:

I have a 9" out of a 69 F100 (3.50). Gears are in good shape, bearings are not. I will get a rebuild kit and reassemble to spec. The piece I can't figure out how to do is disassemble the differential itself. I have the ring gear off, now I am staring at the differential, looking at the spider gear axle thinking that cant be the first step. Any 9" experts out there?

I am trying to keep this on the cheap, the price of a book is what I would pay here for a set of Disc brakes. Internet has tons of info, except this piece of the disassembly lol....

Rob.   

[uptown]

 Can you zoom in on your end to see the print, or do I need to resend these in a zipped file?

source is ford shop manual 77 truck

[jeep00]

http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/idx/0/065/article/Ford_9_Inch_RebuildGear_Setup.html

[dirtdart]

Uptown, please, I can't read them clearly. Thanks for the help <S>

thedirtdart@gmail.com

[Maverick]

I have found that some public library's have a set of books like a Chilton and so on for various vehicles. Check there, you might be pleasantly surprised.

[uptown]

Uptown, please, I can't read them clearly. Thanks for the help <S>

thedirtdart@gmail.com

Okay I just emailed you a zipped file. After you unzip the file open them with Windows Picture and Fax viewer and zoom in as needed. Let me know if that works for ya.  

[SmokinLoon]

I did the wheel bearing on my '88 Ford F150 a few years ago.  Pretty self explanatory.  When putting the differential gear back in (the "banjo"?), remember that 1 needs to be rolled in the front and the other the rear at the same time.   

Oh, and prepare to get dirty.  There is no clean way to get that job done.    

[dirtdart]

Yep, smelled like Klingon turd when I took it apart (the main housing). Going to read uptowns stuff before I move onto the dif. I will post some pics of the engine tomorrow if all goes well.... lol

[rpm]

http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/idx/0/065/article/Ford_9_Inch_RebuildGear_Setup.html

That forum is greatness.

[uptown]

I did the wheel bearing on my '88 Ford F150 a few years ago.  Pretty self explanatory.  When putting the differential gear back in (the "banjo"?), remember that 1 needs to be rolled in the front and the other the rear at the same time.   

Oh, and prepare to get dirty.  There is no clean way to get that job done.    

I have the solution to this problem. I sit on a stool and point and let my son do the work. 

[dirtdart]

So I have a better one .... lol found a 302 out of a 78 Ford Pick Up....



So while my son is watching TV, daughter comes out and wants to dig in... was so cool.

[CAP1]

a 302 from late 70's is gonna suck.

if you can swing it, grab a 5 liter from a wrecked fox mustang. later than 86.

 the 9" rear is overly heavy. you may do better to find a 8.8, which is much lighter, and nearly as strong. simpler to rebuild too.,

[dirtdart]

I thought about all of that. I was looking at a cruiser that is bullet proof versus a runner. I figure with some mild mods, I will see 160-180 HP which is more than enough for a driver bucket T. That and a 9" is solid. The 8.8s cases just do not have that classic look.

The U-Pull-It near me has amazing engines, I just do not want to screw with the newer stuff. There was a Lincoln Mk VIII ... 6 Bolt Main 32v V8 ... same price as the 302 I pulled. Same for rear ends, there were a couple of Jags ... same story. Not interested, I just want simple, easy, and classic.

The look I am going for is Speedways Tribute T.