robselina
09-01-2004, 11:40 PM
I decided to try my own R&P swap. (why pay someone else to screw up my rig, I'm perfectly capable of doing that on my own!) Anyway, I'm currently trying to get the ring gear off. All ring gear bolts are removed, but the damn thing won't budge :confused:
I've been smacking it with a rubber mallet, tried prying on it, even tried reinstalling a couple of the ring gear bolts but leaving them loose by 1/16 and smacking them with the rubber mallet but no go....
BTW - The axle in question is a Ford 8.8 out of a early 90s explorer. It has some sort of appendage attached to the carrier for ABS and I've been prying between it and the ring gear.
I'm about ready to move to the 5 lbs sledge, but thought I'd ask here first....
Thanks,
Rob
I've been smacking it with a rubber mallet, tried prying on it, even tried reinstalling a couple of the ring gear bolts but leaving them loose by 1/16 and smacking them with the rubber mallet but no go....
BTW - The axle in question is a Ford 8.8 out of a early 90s explorer. It has some sort of appendage attached to the carrier for ABS and I've been prying between it and the ring gear.
I'm about ready to move to the 5 lbs sledge, but thought I'd ask here first....
Thanks,
Rob