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Old 06-05-2006, 10:25 PM
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I have a spool rear end and I bought a All new rear end at carlisle and I want to change it does andyone ever do it before and how hard was it and is there a place with directions its for a fox 5.0
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Old 06-05-2006, 10:31 PM
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did you buy a complete rear end, or just a spool?
need more information.
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Old 06-05-2006, 10:47 PM
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The spool is in my rear end in the car now it was a drag car and Im turning ti to a fast street car and I bought a complete rear axles everythign it should just drop the old one and the new one bolt right up in it right?
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Old 06-06-2006, 02:04 AM
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well if your talking about rebuildin the whole rearend you need some know how specs and a lot of special tools. you cant just bolt a gear in and go.
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Old 06-06-2006, 02:16 AM
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I did that on my first gear install, and the gears howled at me so loud I couldnt hear my motor/exhaust, and my car is LOUD.
you only really need 2 special tools, a depth micrometer with a magnetic base, and a pinion depth tool.

and replace all the bearings too, with new races too.
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