kc5mhb

This is the first time I've worked on an axle and I have a few questions. My wife's brakes failed (all 4 wheel cylinders, master cylinder and shoes falling apart). While I have it down, I wanted to replace the rear bearing seals and housing cover gasket. I ordered the National Seal Kit from Oreilley online but it doesn't look anything like what I have. Can anyone id the axle, housing and chunk? Are the axle bearings pressed on and what is the ring on the inside of the housing and near the axle bearing? Also looks like there is a race in the axle as well but no bearing was there. Again this is all new to me so go easy on me.

1966 Coupe I-6(200) Auto.

2+2GT

That's the 7" integral axle assembly used on 64-70 170 and 200 equipped Mustangs. They probably sold you V8 parts.

Your first photo is the pressed-on bearing and bearing retainer.

The second is the housing, with seats for the bearing and seal.

The third shows the exposed differential. At the top of the photo is the main bearing cap, then differential housing, ring gear, and opposite main bearing cap.

The last, of course, is the typical 7" diff cover.

kc5mhb

Thanks. I was afraid the bearing was pressed on. Yeah they sold me a kit for the 8" which will be going back. The bearing looks like it might have spun in the housing a little. Guess I'll have to check around to see who can get that bearing off of there and a new one on. Is there anything in the housing that I should change? The fluid looked pretty good, not sure how long its been since it was changed. My father-in-law used to do all the maintenance on the car but he's been deceased for about 9 years. The car is supposed to be a back up vehicle but we have 5 vehicles between myself and my wife, 3 of them being Mustangs. Just got tired of seeing it sit there and not be driven so I started working on it.