semi truck rear end repair axle 3rd member in one video

diagnostic, removing, installing the axle 3rd member on a dana spicer intermediate drive axle on a 2000 mack truck.

[@Ezrider359]

i apologize to anyone who has already seen this. just re-edited and made a multi video series on a repair into one video to be easier to follow. thank you

[@brianludwigjr487]

Ezrider92356 where do you live with snow on the ground in August

[@Ezrider359]

north dakota....lol. but no snow right now. this was recorded end of december.

[@aleksy5686]

Brian Ludwig Jr where do you buy your parts?

[@jobandhillon16]

Hi can u pls explain how u slide differential away with long bolts pls? Thank u

[@shellybergman6104]

Ezrider92356 If u already got this I apologize. I have a question. I lost my driver side duals and axel at approximately 5 mph. The Tab ring on the lock nut looked like it hadn’t been bent over. When the nuts come loose and u loose axel, is that a death sentence. These diffy were just rebuilt less than 10,000 miles ago. I’m not a shop equipped to do it but could manage if I have to pull 3rd member. Was hoping I could just reassemble with tab ring correctly installed this time. TY. 😉👍

[@jfray3725]

The Albert Einstein of semi truck repair.

[@ununius7436]

Somerhing satisfying when the axle hub slides into the carrier.. And the hub bolts line up

[@georgegeorgepht]

I had the exact same problem at the fuel island. I put interlock on and was able to move. Then I turned interlock off and everything was fine. So I pulled the oil plug and it had a tiny bit of small shavings in it. Nothing like yours. I canceled my load I had booked and then drove it home empty for 150 miles and went to the shop and they looked and test drove and said it has no problems they can see. I had not problems driving home. Then the tech told me I was probably high centered on one wheel while at the fuel island. Which caused one wheel off the ground. He said he never seen one fix it self. Then explained that the rear ends are either broken or not. They don’t have intermitting signs. If I turned that interlock off and it was broke, I wouldn’t of moved. So I drove it up and down some hills in the city with an empty trailer and it didn’t make any issues. The joys of being an owner operator.

[@nightcrawler1]

thanks for the video...my 1984 pete just had this happen i was in mcminnville tn made the decision to lock it in and ran to detroit locked in with 79000 lbs.....back to bowling green ky where my shop is just pulled it today your videos help alot...i know i was pushing it but it handled it well

[@Ezrider359]

Yeah that's a long ways to push it on the power divider. Glad you made it. Good luck on your repair 👍

[@funonutube100]

Love your work ethic...oldschool...RESPECT!!!!

[@Ezrider359]

Thank you

[@jdftwo1]

Great job, a lot of us owner operator envy your knowledge and that great shop and set of tools you have

[@iissac22]

Never seen no one move around the truck like that awesome video

[@aaronching5129]

Can’t stop watching your channel ezra🍻🤙🏽🇺🇸

[@10shed]

I think these videos are great. He makes it look so easy but to me, it's a nightmare of a job. He just tackles it. Understands it. Takes it apart and puts it back together, solving any problem. Wonderful skills and knowledge and a real satisfaction being able to do it. No pretence either - straight into the job. Fantastic!

[@TheLeftRbabieskillers]

Big job there, and you make it look easy.

[@user-mh6zq4hk2x]

Great video Much appreciated you taking the time to do that bud Thanks again

[@benelkins2510]

I have 325 rears and will be changing them to 355’s. This will help in my attack plans. Thank you very much.

[@gurvinderchahal9004]

thanks man very useful video. you alwas make short and very useful video. THANK YOU

[@kilroyb7700]

Something else you are guy. Been there done that. But hell nobody would ever believe it. Didn't have cameras and utube back then.1972 chevy single axle in a blizzard. Sme thing. Thankyou great video

[@Ezrider359]

I kinda wish I would have starting making youtbe videos years ago so many things I have done in the past that would make great videos that I never even took pictures of

[@vicpetrishak7705]

Chalk STR axle . OTC air frame jack , lift drive axle off the ground 10”and secure with jack stands . Leave air jacks in place . This leaves plenty of working room around the differential .

[@isaaccharles2638]

Great video brother learning a lot upgrading my knowledge in this trade to go along with my seven years of heavy duty truck and equipment experience thanks a lot keep the videos coming

[@cliff8014]

This is an awesome video I haven’t done much diesel work but I did go to diesel school and got my associates! I worked in an automotive shop on the heavy line side for 4 years now and now I’m switching to a big rig shop! This is definitely an awesome refresher and a great video! Well done sir!

[@desmondrobin9925]

Your knowledge and experience on trucks is amazing 👏

[@RMTTR640]

I admire your work and ability to teach even to those who have done what you are doing. Learn a little more everytime

[@baleriotorres6160]

This man knows he's stuff. Great video.

[@johnmartin2079]

Ez you can only help me the 39 yr man and your such a great teacher for me young mechanics. Thanks brother

[@richardmcleod3577]

This is one of my favorite videos on KZbin. One little chip came out with the oil on my 84 pete 359 but seems to work ok still.

[@jacob2483]

I love these videos, they help out a lot and would love to see more!

[@myname295]

Glad I found your channel. Impressive mechanical skills you have. Your editing is great too-love the speed, and love your explanations.

[@johnkinnane547]

G’day greetings from Tasmania I think your great how you just get on with a job and there’s no messing around, you see a problem and there isn’t hours of discussion on how your going to do it or why you just get straight into the job and I really respect you for that. From you sub down under kind regards John Kinnane

[@Ezrider359]

thank you. i try to make video's that id like to watch myself.

[@jclbtransportllc5515]

Good job man I wish you lived by me I could learn some things.

[@g41thomas]

The amount of your knowledge and know how's is truly amazing 👏 ✨ 🙌 😌

[@robertholder5083]

We got 2 bolt 6 to 8 in long. Cut the head off , cut a slot for a flat screw drive in the cut off end, then rounded the end. Took out 1 bolt either side of hoghead out and put those longer bolts in & lightly coat of oil on them . Then removed remanded of bolts. The long bolts let you slide hoghead out a few inches . Easier to hook up chain and align when reinstalling. Just something for you to think about.

[@IconMaintenance]

Good idea :)

[@merlinmonson2133]

Thanks for getting back to me with the answer about the wheel bearing setting

[@Ezrider359]

Yup no problem

[@blahbadyblah]

Between you and Gordon Robertson, I can fix anything!

[@agustinocampo1773]

You make nice un easy job.. We whach you from México. Great vídeo.

[@Ezrider359]

Glad you are enjoying the videos

[@andreasgeck6124]

You are a God amongst men!

[@olivermarshall5860]

Amazing, wish I had your talent and skill mate.

[@Ezrider359]

Thank you. It's a learned skill. The more you do it the easier things get

[@scottmoore9215]

You are a legend mate at what you do great work.

[@Ezrider359]

thank you

[@raymondpeters8106]

This is awesome!! Please continue with more videos!!

[@Ezrider359]

will do

[@buttadog5073]

I love changing out diffs on highway tractors. Had a guy come in and he wanted a different final drive gear ratio so I got to replace both diffs

[@coghi2334]

Good job ! appreciate your videos

[@mattbainbridge3857]

When you talk about axel stubs it’s what we call half shafts over here in the uk. It’s bad that some might park their trucks up because of this issue. Twin sticks Peterbuilt for instance was parked because of a problem with the front differential. Such a waste on classic old iron. Loving the videos. 😎

[@Ezrider359]

Yeah it's not a inexpensive repair tho and alot of times when those trucks were parked they were not yet classics just old trucks with probably other issues as well and then in need of a expensive repair

[@mattbainbridge3857]

@@Ezrider359 I suppose the money you would put into keeping it on the road would go well towards a new one. Over here old truck are either exported or scrapped. I do like how they keep a lot of them rigs in fields for parts or to resurrect at another time. If they were left out in the uk they would rust to nothing in no time. 😆

[@g41thomas]

You are a true and a superb 👌 super trucker

[@joshcoleman2365]

You have saved my @$$ so many times over the years been watching since you started my diff went out yesterday and googled it your video came up thank you so much for what you do

[@joshcoleman2365]

Well I may have spoke to soon need to know how to repair not replace but still love all your videos really have helped me in the past thank you for what you do. Easy come easy go lol

[@robertobarrera4602]

Great job great videos is why I subscribed to your channel brother

[@timamyett9679]

I may need to do this on a new, to me(359 Pete)truck. So thanks for the video.

[@Life_is_1987]

Good job! Hard working guy.

[@csgnjaxnc]

Video game I just subscribed to you and keep them coming you're helping me learn more more

[@Ezrider359]

glad you are enjoying the channel, thanks for the sub

[@IconMaintenance]

Great job! Thanks for editing this into one video. :)

[@SpEaRtaKo_24]

Wow, You're the Man👍

[@Ezrider359]

Thank you

[@vaimailau351]

You make it look easy good job keep it coming

[@Ezrider359]

thank you

[@mikebills9343]

Big job , nice work , hard work on the bones when you’re on the concrete floor !

[@Ezrider359]

Would be harder working on a gravel lot...lol sure would be nice to have a lift sometimes though

[@markmeister2444]

@@Ezrider359 Fine job EZ. I wish my garage was heated and had a concrete floor to work off of it sure would make life easier

[@Ezrider359]

@@markmeister2444 i did it for years without a shop i don't think i could go back to not having one...lol

[@napoleonbonaparte6037]

You did a great job with that 👍

[@Ezrider359]

Thank you

[@jeanpilot9640]

Great video. I have a question maybe you can help with. I have one tandem truck the blew the intermediate shaft a few weeks ago. I'm new to the fleet and big trucks in general so I assumed it had a bad u joint and let go. Anyway I replaced output and input yokes for the intermediate shaft with a brand new shaft and it exploded on the highway a few days ago again. I cant find any evidence of the brakes locking up and the rear exle looks pretty healthy drained fluid and went in with inspection camera. No chunks in the case and no excessive metal. When the shaft blew the second time it ripped out the whole output shaft a long with the yoke. And ideas before I tear into the wrong axle? Any help is appreciated 👍

[@anselmomarquez5853]

You know he's old school when he don't use gloves or a rag to get the axle shaft out.

[@truthseeker5890]

Nice job. Very nice job. 👍👍👍👍

[@meier259]

Great video!! I wish there were more no BS right to point videos

[@rashamwilliams8782]

Great job man💯

[@akbarshoed]

Thank you for this entertainment on a Saturday night. Question: That would have been the time to change to a different "rear end," meaning a different gear ratio if, like, you started Hauling light loads long distances, right? And by changing the rear end that means changing the ratio between the big ring gear and the smaller pinion gear, right? Question: if you changed just the pinion gear on the front axle, would that change the ratio for both axles?

[@zohrshahbaz9157]

Thanks for sharing man

[@AL65mph]

Excellent video.

[@basemhelalhelal2635]

Thanks for your explanation Please I need to order the tires air filling kit

[@ccook3659]

Nice job!

[@h.m.sdasilveira5710]

Good job, Ez.

[@kervsuperb9703]

Very informative video, boss. Would you be able to explain more on how a longer bolt slides the diff away from the housing on the removal process. Thanks

[@jeffstorm1421]

He installs the long bolts, then prys the rear end out, onto the bolts shank. Its basically to hold the 3rd member so he can put his lifting hooks,or plates on to hook the chain to to help lift it out . hope this helps answer your question

[@kervsuperb9703]

@@jeffstorm1421 make a lot of sense. Thanks man!! Appreciate it.

[@truckinglife19]

Great video

[@iowacummins24]

How do you go about changing the through shaft bearing and seal

[@andrewfield272]

🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Man that repair cost hurts🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@HighCountryTimber1]

Good video. Thanks

[@jesseramirez5680]

Great job

[@DhirpurJassa]

I like your attitude

[@leobhangu]

Very good job...

[@Ezrider359]

thank you.

[@porkchop803scwilliams9]

Nice job

[@breakingbread3546]

Came in with the base at the right time harp came in softly and executed with flute! great job bro what’s up with people always describing what someone did on the video is that Ike the new thing to do ? I mean we just watched the video we don’t need a whole description and step by step

[@TORAH-613]

Would have been better had you shown the repare of the diff. I would like to see a step by step on a rear end rebuild. Also do you have a transmission rebuild?

[@tshaunscales525]

How long did you wait to add fluid your rear end after putting it back together?

[@adambauman8044]

Awesome video! The worst part of having parts explode inside the housing is that you cant reuse your gear oil. If you use full synthetic like I do it gets pretty pricey

[@Ezrider359]

i hardly ever re use any fluids after there drained.

[@angelluna1019]

I like how u work i like to do the same ☺

[@TheBaron97]

Hey I am doing this job right now on my 2004 Peterbilt 379.I just removed both axles and neither of them are broken, however it looks like there are small chips in the teeth on the end of the axles probably from metal in the inside. Do I need to replace my axles as well if there are small bits of damage done to the teeth or is that normal?

[@igortv3485]

Thank you

[@TheAbyraju]

Good job

[@mileswatkins6472]

Is there a spefic way to make 3rd member seat so the axles align

[@franklinmartin8469]

Making it look easy is a huge understatement!! I’m right now working on a 1996 international 9400, front drive axle went, I waited till fallowing morning and no one fixed it for me so looks like it’s on me, lol do you by chance have a trick on how to make short work on the cone washers going inside the axle flange around the hub studs? I’ve faught them suckers for awhile today and have to say I’ve only removed 2 so far! This is the first center section change for me so any advice will be appreciated

[@Ezrider359]

a lot of times if you smack the end of the axle with a hammer it will knock all the cone washers loose. don't hit it on the studs just the face of the axle in the center

[@jeffreykreft5442]

Question, so was the destruction of the gears the result of the lock nuts coming loose? Or do we know what caused this to happen. Looks like a very expensive repair! Thanks for your time, I really learn allot by watching your videos.

[@pacificblue7064]

He said it was, that's why he was replacing lock nut at the end with locking tabs

[@edgarrobles5118]

how long did this job take you including parts running

[@Hermanb1915]

How long did this repair take?

[@antidiz]

Hell of a job

[@Ezrider359]

thank you

[@brandonnewton1502]

Hey I have low air leaf on my pete and my axle keeps cracking right were the sadle mounts are welding on any sagestions

[@markpatterson7070]

Thanks!!

[@2ndMomentumGarage]

What would you estimate the shop labor charge to be if I wanted to swap gears on a tandem dump truck?

[@shellybergman6104]

Very informative ! Lost my Driver side duals last week as I was exiting hi way. When i recovered the duals the Axel and both dual were all together as one unit with hub cover still on and all bolts tight. Nut and lock washers on housing missing. Gonna pull rear cover to inspect today. Any advice would greatly be appreciated. Thx for vid !

[@shellybergman6104]

Well I thought I should update my post as I believe the reason I didn’t see the nut and lock washer is because it apparently in just behind the hub cover. This truck just had the differentials gone thru and higher gears installed. I’m guessing who ever did the job didn’t put one of those tab washers like you used in your video on this diffy...... The spline on the axel looks to be ok and axel appears to be straight but I really wold like to check axel to be sure. Any ideas on checking for straightness? Or do u recommend I take it to a pro to check it. I think if it’s straight I can just put it back in and add a tab washer. I haven’t pulled diffy cover yet to check for issues but I plan on doing so.... Thanks again for the video! Any advice is welcomed ... lol. 😉👍

[@shellybergman6104]

Well so I see there is no cover on the differential to easily inspect internals . My diffy has Two lock nuts per side (4) and one lock ring with the holes in it per side (2) and it does have the tab ring per side (2) . But doesn’t look like it was bent over the nut. Maybe they forgot to bend it over. Who knows.... When the nuts back off . Is that an automatic death sentence for the 3rd member ? The axel. Appears to be fine as it came off at low. Speed (5mph) Spline looks good . Was hoping I could just reassemble with tab ring bent over correctly. Do you think I need to pull 3rd member to inspect. I’m not a shop with good tools to do it but could manage if I must. Thanks in advance 😉👍

[@Ezrider359]

Yeah they must not have bent the tab over or set the bearings correctly. I would think the 3rd member would be ok. Unless the splines got chewed up. I don't think I would see a need to pull the 3rd member unless you have trouble getting the axle shaft in

[@shellybergman6104]

Ezrider92356 10/4 on Nat . I’m going out now to look the bearings over before I put it back together. They felt smooth when I checked them the other day but I noticed a discoloration on the part of the differential that the bearing slides over , like a bearing had run hot at one time or another. I couldn’t remember what you torqued the lock nut to, I remember something you torqued as tight as you could get it but I’ll re watch video and I’m sure I can find it on google. Thanks for the reply. I’ll update once I test it out. 😉👍

[@Ezrider359]

Basically torque it down as tight as you can get it while spinning the hub to seat everything then back it off and just snug it up. Lock nut goes on tight. One of the wheel bearing videos I pinned a comment where someone asked about torque specs and I replied with all the specs

[@rexhepbajraliuchannel7104]

Big job

[@Ezrider359]

yeah i didn't particularly enjoy that one...lol

[@saltiness_incoming1407]

That was pretty common for those Eaton's either they blow up the nest kits where the inter-axle diff was all blown up I never did like Eaton's design on those DS carriers

[@Ezrider359]

When people lock in the power divider while there spinning blows out the power divider really quick. They don't take shock loads very well

[@LucianoMartinez-cc2ld]

Lucky guy Did not have to get it tow home $$$$ 🚛😮

[@usdpaulp]

How are those cat eyes tire pressure equalizers working for u? I want to get them but I worry they will cause leaks after a short while bc of the added connection points.

[@Ezrider359]

iv been running them on 2 triple axle trailers and my tractor for about 4 years the other trailer has a auto inflation system. pro's defiantly outweigh the cons. i would recommend them. they can sometimes cause a leak point but they will only equalize down to somewhere around 90% of there closed psi rating then a valve inside will shut and keep your other tire fully inflated. its does not happen frequently though and because it is so easy to see that you have a cat eye open you will notice there is a problem much quicker than you ever would with just a tire thumper. iv been planning to do a video on the pro's vs cons of the cat eyes for a while now but haven't gotten to it yet hopefully soon.

[@usdpaulp]

@@Ezrider359 i think I'll go ahead and order them. During winter my tires always drop in pressure at different rates and it's a pain in the ass to get to that inner tire with all the road salt. Seems to me the cat's eyes are better quality compared to the cross fire.

[@Ezrider359]

cat eyes are better, better quality and easier to read at a glance. the single fill point is one of my favorite things about them. buy the next pressure rating down from where you intend to run your tires at. the first ones i bought were for my exact target psi and sometimes if its a little cooler one morning than the next they may be slightly open but fine as soon as the tire or air temp comes up. running 5 psi over your cat eye settings won't give you any false low psi indications and you can still stick your pressure gauge on the single fill location from time to time if you want. in the winter time your want to knock any ice build up off the hoses. last winter i had the fitting on one hose where it screws onto the valve stem crack after running threw about 800 miles of slush and had about a inch of ice built up on all of them but that is a pretty extreme case.

[@usdpaulp]

@@Ezrider359 thanks for advise. That makes a lot of sense. I'll keep an eye on those hoses for sure. I'll order a couple extra. All I run is upper midwest to Pacific NW and it never ending snow and slush during the winter.

[@Ezrider359]

yeah i carry 1 extra inside and outside tire hose in my side box. don't need them often but if you do need to replace one its nice to just throw a new hose on rather than take the cat eye off while you wait to get a new hose.

[@matthewmcguire6878]

New subscriber.love the videos.was you a diesel mechanic at one point or did you learn on your own

[@Ezrider359]

Learned on my own

[@matthewmcguire6878]

@@Ezrider359 thats even better.thats how i like to do thing myself.keep up the good work and thanks for all the great videos

[@nesh2003]

I have a question, every morning for the first 5km or more my truck will take few seconds or nearly a minute to change into low range from high range while moving. But if completely stop then it would enter to low range without hesitation, and things get better after the gearbox is well warm up and it would enter low or high range like how it suppose to do. I have check the airline and no leakage at all. It's been doing this for the pass 70k miles and the 6th gear won't engaged at all when still cold but I would skip it engaged to 7th but once it's warm up then everything will be smooth. It's a Chinese truck named as howo and it has 10 speed gearbox.

[@Ezrider359]

its been a long time sense iv been in a range box, but i do believe that there is a screen/air filter in the range box, otherwise i would think possibly the the piston might be gummed up with sludge or something. i would probably start with disassembling the range selector on the trans after varifiying the air supply to the trans is good.

[@feltcherable]

need to design a jig to lift from the bottom to reinstall a third member in a 1996 mack cement truck can hoist from the top with out removing the mixer drum

[@Ezrider359]

You could probably rig a fixture on a trans jack

[@feltcherable]

you have been a big help on this fur shur thank you

[@merlinmonson2133]

After tightening the wheel bearings do you back them off at all?

[@Ezrider359]

5. ● Install the outer bearing on the spindle. ● Install the inner nut on the spindle. ● Tighten the inner nut to 200 lbs. ft. (271 N. M.) while rotating the wheel hub. * CAUTION: Never use an impact Wrench to adjust wheel bearings. A torque wrench is required to assure that the nuts are property tightened. Back-off the inner nut one full turn. Rotate the wheel hub. Re-tighten the inner nut to 50 lbs. ft. (68 N. M.) while rotating the wheel hub. Back-off the inner nut exactly 1/4 turn. Note: This adjustment procedure allows the wheel to rotate freely with 0.001”-0.005” (0.025mm to 0.1 27mm) end-play. 9. Install the correct lock washer for the wheel nut system being used.

[@matthew6202]

What does the labor on this job cost?

[@franklinmartin8469]

Hello I just had to have my center section replaced on my front drive axle, two short trips (428 miles trips) it started leaking at pinion seal started leaking again. My question is, should the piñon yoke and u-joints been replaced with new center section? Or is it ok to use old yoke and u-joints? Thank you for your time

[@Ezrider359]

There ok to re use if there in good shape my guess would be that the seal surface on the yolk is worn. I do tend to just replace u joints as prevention any time the driveshaft is off

[@mustang4928]

Hi. My truck is a 10 speed manual (Eaton) the gears stock was on high range (I was told that this was a minor issue) But The mechanic told me it's a big damage, they need to rebuild it for $ 3500 without labor!!!. I agreed. Then I found out, that he replaced it with another one, that one doesn't have a cooler (my transmission had one) tell me please if what the mechanic did is right/okay?. Should I accept this transmission ( the new one without the cooler)? He's working on the truck now, haven't finished yet.. I still have time... should I accept what he did or not?? Please reply 🙏

[@-Guts886]

What size rears are they? 40k? Or smaller? Never seen this style in tractors, usually have 44k, just what I'm used to working on is all.

[@Ezrider359]

Yeah there 40klb rears. A DS(p)404 is 40k