Entire Rear Swap

[akgirl]

I need to swap out the entire rear; axel and differential included. I have a 98' Expy.
I have the parts, what order do I do this? I've looked for videos butcouldn't find any onespertaining to mine. HELP!

 

[whitelightning99]

There's not really and order you have to go buy but 1st block the front wheels and jack the rear up using what ever you got to support the "rear frame" id prob start with the drive shaft and then move on to the upper and lower trailing arms,shock then brake lines and e brake cables.and what ever else i may be forgetting,i think the hard part is getting the trailing arm nuts/bolts loose with out a torch to heat em up. i know for me it was hardest part, when i replaced lower ones i used a 4 foot beaker bar and impact socket

easiest way to do the drivers rear trailing arm bolt the "front one" if it's never been out then chances are that gas tank is in the way from it coming all the way out, so just grind the head off and knock bolt out with punch and hammer

so what were you doing when that broke ? lol

 

[Bedrck47]

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[whitelightning99]

it's not rocket science to figure out what bolts need taken out lol just saying it's not hard to do

 

[akgirl]

it's not rocket science to figure out what bolts need taken out lol just saying it's not hard to do

They aren't coming loose, is heat them up but I already lubed them, I'll wipe them off and try to heat them. No not rocket science at all! Super human strength and laser vision would be nice tho!

 

[Crazys98eb]

Did you use PB blaster?

 

[98eb5.4]

might need this
https://www.google.ca/search?q=brea...3afRAhWb14MKHQitDx8Q_AUICCgB&biw=1218&bih=931

what happened btw?

 

[akgirl]

No I didn't use on blaster, I just heated it up a bit longer and used more muscle, I got it.

 

[1955moose]

Is that the Northern lights in your picture and handle.


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[akgirl]

Is that the Northern lights in your picture and handle.


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No! Not northern lights, it was the sunset on my property New Year's Eve. The northern lights are most of th time only visible when its pitch black outside and it's a steak of lunch cut from horizon to horizon likened a little laying under a certain in the wind but lights in the sky

 

[grantpa]

the best rusted nut/bolt loosener is Synthetic ATF and Acetone-50/50, shake well and apply. It works great. Even if you have a 1000#/ft. impact gun.