ok for most of you that know my situation withy truck its been fighting me everystep of the way. just got the new motor in stalled dorve the crap out of it yesterday and she ran better than new....i washed her gave her a quick detail andist let her sit for a few hours the went to pull her in the garage anf the FU#%&NG rear end made a loud ping in noise and locked up....now when try to move it it almost feels if the rear breaks are locked up. i m starting to think this truck hstes me and is broken more than she is running right even tjough everything on this truck has been pampered and had nothing but the best put on it..... mamn i am so mad this morning and have no clue where to go from jer. its truly turned into a love hate realtion ship! hahaha.... soory for the punctuation did thid on my cell.

 

The rear end is toast... Same thing happened to me once. Lost the breather hose on the rear axle and it filled w/swamp water after a trip thru Mud Lake. Bad thing about that, -I was 1200 miles from home, in the Sunshine State when it went bang. I was bummed. That was with a 90 Ford w/18.5x44" Ground Hawgs on it lol.

EDIT: You can blame everything on the phone. If you want. (;

 

Pull the diff cover and see what's wrong

 

That sucks man just when you think your done for awhile

 

jrew do you think its just somthing in the ring and pinion or pssibly an axlr shaft? how expensive is it usally? do you think th 8.8 rear end is to weak for those heavy tires and wide rims? any suggestions to fix this problem correctly would be greatly appricated. can i do a 9.75 swap and still use my drive shaft? im done playing and fixing it the right way once and for all.

 

have my daughters 5th bday party this morning at my parents as soon as i get home ill tear the cover off strt8.... i gotta be seriously close to getting everything fixed all that let is upgrade the rear end oh and ...the trans...hahaha..... i think that prts truck i have might have a 9.75 rear end but is a 4x4 so idk if the drive shaft will work.

 

just found a 2002 lightning 9.75 rear end on cl fo 500 bucks would this bolt right in?

 

A driveshaft shop can do one up right for you, especially if you bring both shafts in.

If the parts truck has a 5.4, it has a 9.75.

 

jrew? That's enough of that Blue-02-NOwd...

Like str8t six said, take a look. If your real lucky, it COULD be as simple as putting it back together. Yes they can and have just fallin apart before. Its rare. You will probably be surprised just what is holding that axle and everything together in there.

Nope, the 8.8 is plenty strong and you would need a new drive shaft if you went with the 9.75.

 

cool thanks guys that kinda eases my uncontrolable anger this morning abt it! lmao im gonna rip that cover off tonght and see what i can do. sounds like ill just have the entire 8.8 rebuilt.

 

yea, take a look in the differential. we had a derby car with the 8.8 we blew it out in a round and were done for the night. (we welded the spider gears together for traction. ) sounds like something to do with the ring and pinion to me.

 

I had an 8.8 apart recently and have been informed in the past. So I'll elaborate a little. -If that pinion shaft lock bolt loosens up enough, you COULD loose a U washer when you get the vehicle it in a certain predicament ie angle/pressure. That's a one time bolt and your suppose to trash it and replace with new whenever removed for any reason.

However, you can re-use that one with a little know how. The problem comes when axle seals are replaced. You have to remove the bolt to pull the axle and most of the time, the same bolt is used again. Without the RIGHT thread locker (NOT Permatex) properly applied that bolt can eventually work its way back out.

Have you ever seen bolts that come with thread locker already applied to them ? It usually an Orange color, but there's Blue as well. That's a Loctite product that's hard to find, I believe its #549 ? The product is used in the industry because with it, you can torque to any spec and the bolt will forever retain its value.

 

if you ever think you are going to go forced induction again, i would just swap in a 9.75"

dont you have new gears on your truck now?

 

IF..I were you, the next thing I would do is remove the rear brake discs to see if the emg brakes have come apart and binding the parts between the inner drum and the backing plate.
It might show if you jack up the rear and in neutral, try to turn the wheel backward and foward.
If limited slip rear, the side not jambing will slip the internal clutch on that axle if you put enough pressure on a lug or ''bar' it between two lugs.
One way they may turn, the otherway they may jamb. That is the sure sign of the brakes coming apart on one or both sides, besides the noise it might make..
All the hardware is available as well as the shoes.
If they have never been off for a long time you would be surprised at what you might find.
When they come apart there is nowhere for peices to go but jamb up.
I would do this before tearing any more apart.
Hope that's all it is.
Good luck.

 

i do have a 4.56 ring and pinion which was installed by a ford dealer last summer.it might be a great possibility on the ebrake cause i think they used it during the engine swap and i never have. im going to rip into her tomorrow night after work. thanks guys!