rear end blues

[fryedaddy]

well i believe my rear in my comet is about shot.it has the 28 spline axles 4.11 gears. question is what are my options for a rebuild or replacement.can i upgrade to 31 spline and still use my housing,or would i have to change it all to go to 31 spline.or would i be better off buying some better 28 spline axles and swapping the hogs head

[FElony]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x40WGUtdaLI

[fryedaddy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x40WGUtdaLI

thats alot of different options but i just want to fix what i have if i can and i wanted to know about changing to 31 spline and still use my rear end thats already in my car.could i buy a 31 spline stump and buy 31 spline axles the same length as my 28s that are in my car now.im a street guy and not into high dollar-high tech stuff.im a simple sob

[cattleFEeder]

https://www.quickperformance.com/
Yes you can keep your housing and run 31 spline axles and gear, make sure your housing is not bent.

[FElony]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x40WGUtdaLI

thats alot of different options but i just want to fix what i have if i can and i wanted to know about changing to 31 spline and still use my rear end thats already in my car.could i buy a 31 spline stump and buy 31 spline axles the same length as my 28s that are in my car now.im a street guy and not into high dollar-high tech stuff.im a simple sob

OK, could you perhaps tell us what you mean by "shot"?

[fryedaddy]

i noticed a noise, a clanking noise so i jacked up the rearend and when you spin a wheel back and forth it has alot of play and makes a loud clanking noise.and if you keep spinning a wheel it sounds bad.it has a catch in the same spot every time the wheel spins a complete turn.my stump came out of a 63 galaxie 4.11 gear,390 3 2s,4 speed car and has many,many miles on it.im sure its SHOT.

[FElony]

i noticed a noise, a clanking noise so i jacked up the rearend and when you spin a wheel back and forth it has alot of play and makes a loud clanking noise.and if you keep spinning a wheel it sounds bad.it has a catch in the same spot every time the wheel spins a complete turn.my stump came out of a 63 galaxie 4.11 gear,390 3 2s,4 speed car and has many,many miles on it.im sure its SHOT.

OK, why do you need 31 spline axles, or "better" 28's? Take it apart and see what you got going on. Might be able to just freshen what's there and get another billion miles out of it. 28's aren't all that weak.

[fryedaddy]

i noticed a noise, a clanking noise so i jacked up the rearend and when you spin a wheel back and forth it has alot of play and makes a loud clanking noise.and if you keep spinning a wheel it sounds bad.it has a catch in the same spot every time the wheel spins a complete turn.my stump came out of a 63 galaxie 4.11 gear,390 3 2s,4 speed car and has many,many miles on it.im sure its SHOT.

OK, why do you need 31 spline axles, or "better" 28's? Take it apart and see what you got going on. Might be able to just freshen what's there and get another billion miles out of it. 28's aren't all that weak.

I HAVE RIGHT AT 500HP,JUST THOUGHT 31 WOULD BE BETTER

[plovett]

Years ago, I went from a 28 spline 9 inch with an Auburn cone-type limited slip and 3.75 gears, to a 31 spline 4.11 gear center with a Nascar takeout Detroit Locker.   I love it.  I bought a used Nascar centersection off of Ebay and got some new Moser axles.   

I was leery of using a Detroit Locker because you hear how bad they are to live with, but I have not experienced anything that would make me feel that way.  It just flat out works.

JMO,

paulie

[fryedaddy]

i have some leaf springs moving around and may have a broke one,when i hit a bump in the road my right rear makes a loud medal noise like something is broke

[FElony]

i noticed a noise, a clanking noise so i jacked up the rearend and when you spin a wheel back and forth it has alot of play and makes a loud clanking noise.and if you keep spinning a wheel it sounds bad.it has a catch in the same spot every time the wheel spins a complete turn.my stump came out of a 63 galaxie 4.11 gear,390 3 2s,4 speed car and has many,many miles on it.im sure its SHOT.

OK, why do you need 31 spline axles, or "better" 28's? Take it apart and see what you got going on. Might be able to just freshen what's there and get another billion miles out of it. 28's aren't all that weak.

I HAVE RIGHT AT 500HP,JUST THOUGHT 31 WOULD BE BETTER

OK, you don't have to shout. You could have said that from the beginning.

[plovett]

I think you need to have the same axle bearing size?  3.062"?   Then there are 3.25" and another bigger size?  I have the small bearing size. 

[fryedaddy]

PAULIE,thats exactly what i need to do.

[fryedaddy]

not shouting.im not very good with the keyboard.buy the time i noticed i had cap lock on i already hit enter   not shouting at you felony,you are one of my favorite personalites on this site

[plovett]

Once you go Detroit Locker, you never go back!    I just bought another 31 spline Nascar Detroit Locker center section for $650 off of Ebay.  Usually, they are a bit more.

I can't remember how much the axles cost.  I payed more for American made.  I hope Moser's still are, but who knows these days.

JMO,

paulie