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I can't figure out where that pic went either. I uploaded it to the image library ( the link below in the reply to box ) i am kind of new here and I can't seem to find it .
one more thing. the shims will have to be set up properly after you reinstall the diff. they are behind the backing plates. you need to set this up using a dial indicator. it took me a while to get it spot on and everything needs to be clean. also I found rust inside the axle shafts. it seems the oil doesen't touch the top of the axle tube. (not when the car is parked anyway) it took some doing to get it really clean in there.
at first i thought i might be able to replace all the parts with the axle in the car. nooo way. too much crawling around. you do realize you have to take all the back brakes apart etc, right? the axle shafts won't come through the backing plates. by the time you go this far you might consider either doing the whole job, or just swapping axles.
BTW the brake cables were seized. I replaced them they weren't too expensive.
and i was lucky enough to find a "real" brake shop that could reline the shoes, turn the drums, and then arc the shoes to fit the drums. thy charged me about 100.00 to do all that. super deal I thought, so i gave them a spare set just so I have spare parts for 20 years down the road, optimism or crazyness? I figured it was a gamble that I would be able to find a shop that does this in a few . i rebuilt the calipers too. made stainless steel pistons myself. that was a project. you can buy the pistons online if you arent as stubborn as me.
you can get a good idea of how much slop it has by jacking one back wheel up , putting it in gear and rocking the free wheel back and forth. do this with the cover off to observe the gears clicking back and forth. you might try this test at the junk pile before diving in to rip out an already badly worn axle.
roughly speaking when it it set up nice you might move the edge of the tire 1/4"if it is in real good shape. an inch or two shows a bunch of backlash somewhere.
this lash acts like a hammer every time you lift the accellerator, or drop the clutch. the further the hammer swings, the harder the hammering action shocks everything. it bugged me when I was just kind of driving slow. I find the clunking back and forth annoying , that's why i went to the extent mine wasn't noisy.
phil
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