Day 14 - 28 Chev Ute Restoration (9th June 2015)

Time to see if I got a bargain with a $50 rear end from Geelong that I picked up a few weeks back.

.First things first drain the diff and remove the cover plate

 

More like heavy grease than oil

The crown wheel has a few slightly pitted teeth, but very useable

 

Just when I was getting excited, a broken tooth on the pinion, bugger, but no drama as I have plenty of spares. Just means a bit more work.

The final verdict......... a very good pick up

 

The main bonus is the axles which have a lot better keyways than those on the ute which are flogged out.

The next step will be to pull apart the ute rear end in the next day or so, and check that out.

I will then use the best parts from the two, plus a few spares to make the ute's restored rear end