Bought a junk yard e locked rear end, is this concerning?

The pin of an electrical terminal?

 

Finally got that bitch off...what do you think @mechanicjon ?

 

Looks good to me. Clean the surfaces install a new gasket and put it back together

 

No one of the two long threaded pins that go through the actuator

 

Broke the electrical connector banging on the housing, so that’ll have to be replaced. I think it’s the pressure switch?

 

Brake cleaner work?

 

That and a razor blade to remove the old is what I used. Post a picture of the piece you broke

 

brake cleaner will work. Mineral spirts will clean it also. Roll the small gears around inside and check for looseness or gears chipped.

 

The two wire switch is the locker position switch.

 

It ceratianly does look pretty good. No more shavings or flash found in bottom?

 

I freaked for a second when I saw chunks of stuff in the gear oil that pooled in the bottom of the axle housing, but when I tried to pick them up they disintegrated. They reminded me of flakes of carbon off of a firearm almost. But no, I didn’t see any more metal.

I stuck my finger into the middle and tried to sense play in the spider but it wouldn’t budge. So I stuck a flat head screwdriver in there and pried carefully, no movement.

 

Easy enough to replace?

 

I’ll have to unlock it for that, correct?

 

Yes, to make the spiders roll you would have to unlock it.

I think you're golden myself.

I wouldn't clean the gear sets with anything just the gasket flange surface. All that greaseyness looks clean and it just has to reoil anyway.

 

Unlocked, turning the gears. There is a very little bit of play when I push hard. I haven’t felt any chips or anything yet:




EDIT: I suppose I should note that there seems to be an equal amount of play in all of the gears around the spider

 

Sounds good to go!

 

Wouldn't the condition of the fluid be a better indicator of problems than a few random chunks of metal?

 

Thanks for all your help, @mechanicjon !