Ever since I purchased my cobra I was very interested in the rear end. I learned about FTBR's kit and was sold. I finally made the purchase and begun. I did the rear end along with the my engine. Engine just got a good detail along with some poly mounts. Broken mounts dont help much with the drivetrain slop. Took alot of pictures along the way.
Just removed the rear end. Maybe 2hrs with two people. One jack and a little muscle to get it down. Feels like it weighs a good 300lbs.
Torching these made things really easy.
All disassembled. Soaked everything in degreaser and pressure washed.
Old bushings.
Found the easiest way to get these suckers in was freezing the inner sleeve but keeping the delrin sleeves warmer. First try, we had both frozen and ended up bending 3 C clamps this way.
Control arms drilled and tapped. LCA's are no problem but the UCA's are pretty tough. Use some oil when drilling, I broke a drill by attempting it dry.
There was splatter all over these tabs so they need to be sanded down and smoothed. Also LCA's may not align perfectly so I had to create a little more clearance for the bolt.
All the CA bushings are designed with greese grooves as you can see.
When we pulled the irs, I knew I was low on fluid. The entire diff was covered in oil. What was really scary is when I went to drain it, maybe half a quart came. If that. :fm: Im so suprised my rear end didnt go out a long time ago. Replaced the axle seals along with 3qrts of 75w90 and some friction modifier.
All done.
Took about 12hrs. The instructions with the kit are extremely detailed. This kit runs you about $750 and another $100 or so in oil, tools etc. With the engine out I cant get a test drive quite yet but I know itll be worth it. Theres absolutely no slop anywhere in the irs. And getting some fluid in your diff doesnt hurt. :dw:
Back to my other project.
Just removed the rear end. Maybe 2hrs with two people. One jack and a little muscle to get it down. Feels like it weighs a good 300lbs.
Torching these made things really easy.
All disassembled. Soaked everything in degreaser and pressure washed.
Old bushings.
Found the easiest way to get these suckers in was freezing the inner sleeve but keeping the delrin sleeves warmer. First try, we had both frozen and ended up bending 3 C clamps this way.
Control arms drilled and tapped. LCA's are no problem but the UCA's are pretty tough. Use some oil when drilling, I broke a drill by attempting it dry.
There was splatter all over these tabs so they need to be sanded down and smoothed. Also LCA's may not align perfectly so I had to create a little more clearance for the bolt.
All the CA bushings are designed with greese grooves as you can see.
When we pulled the irs, I knew I was low on fluid. The entire diff was covered in oil. What was really scary is when I went to drain it, maybe half a quart came. If that. :fm: Im so suprised my rear end didnt go out a long time ago. Replaced the axle seals along with 3qrts of 75w90 and some friction modifier.
All done.
Took about 12hrs. The instructions with the kit are extremely detailed. This kit runs you about $750 and another $100 or so in oil, tools etc. With the engine out I cant get a test drive quite yet but I know itll be worth it. Theres absolutely no slop anywhere in the irs. And getting some fluid in your diff doesnt hurt. :dw:
Back to my other project.
