so after I got the bearings out of the semifloat rear a few posts ago..i replaced with new koyos and seals.
these bearings get lubed by the gear oil but i packed them with wheel bearing grease so they wouldn't be dry at first run..then I froze them which made pounding them in the tube easier.
then I put the axles in.
then I inserted c clips and fussed with the spider gears, thrust washers, spacer, and through rod that holds that business together. that was the hardest part so far..cause i let the spider gears come out when i pulled the spacer out to pull the axles..3 hands would be nice..pretty sure it's likely easier than I made it,
only way I could get it to go was to put the bottom one in, rotate past center, so 180 off was reachable for top one, then rotate back toward center using my fingers to keep the thrust washers from sliding out ... getting the bottom one far enough past 6 o'clock (about 4 o'clock) to get the top one in about 10 o'clock, so when rotated back to center they were exactly lined up was the only way I could figure out how to do it ....
here's a pic of the business put together cause it took so long
then i cleaned up the cover in preparation for sealing it all back up..i couldn't figure out when i got the parts order from kurt and the gang at cruiser outfitters a few months ago why the heck i got a cork diff cover gasket..i kind of assumed the rear would be like the ff on my 80..lol..nope..first one of these c-clip having, bearing pressed in, semifloat pita axles...glad they had the foresight I didn't have!
the cover had a giant dent in it that i spent some time getting out so it could look nice..a little heat,bfh,repeat
wish i had a before of the dented cover..looked like ship