...can someone fill me in on how to install these? There are 2 types they give you in the 3rd gen rebuild kit....one i kinda get -
you fold it over and bend the little tangs down

the other

Any help would be great - thanks!

 

one you bend over, that's the easy one. The other you need to get a tool from autozone or somewhere to "crimp" the band. it cost me about $10 at my local autozone.

Before I got that tool I actually used some side cutters, like wire cutters to crimp them. It works but I wouldn't suggest it unless you are desperate.

Here's a pic of the crimpers, from THIS SITE:

 

SWEET!
autozone has those crimpers - and they are right down the street

and thanks for clairifing the other ones!

(thanks to RIC for calling me on this too!)

 

amorphous,
your welcome, thats what we are here for, helping each other out. hope its goes good for ya.

 

no problem. That's a fun job. hehe.

 

heh. yeah, it's a mess....one question that no one has answered me yet....:

when replacing the 1/2 shaft....do i HAVE to drain the dif? or???

I can see where you would not have to if you left the tulip joint part in the dif...but when doing the entire 1/2 shaft?

 

no. the level should be low enough, at least, it never leaks out when I pull mine. But another thing you can do is only do one side at a time, that way one side is jacked up keeping the oil to one side.

 

GOOD thinking there mang....thanks for the reply!