Rear axle repaired

[Blancosmarauder]

I finally fixed rear axle I was able to salvage my old axles by using a bearing relocation I moved bearing just past the wear point of the old bearings and walaa fixed all for cheap money

[computertech]

That`s on my to do list as well

[fastblackmerc]

And you'll be replacing the bearings soon.......

[03blackvegas]

Long story short, I had mine done a couple of weeks ago, $1300.00, everything new.

[WI Fordguy]

You'll be tackling this again at some point

[boatmangc]

You'll be tackling this again at some point
Yup, moving the contact point won't fix bad metal.

Rockauto had the hardened axle kits with bearings and seals for $200ish. One time, done. not going back.

[FordNut]

You'll be tackling this again at some point

Yep, temporary repair. Didn't do the necessary research...

There was a TSB from the factory, some early Marauders left the factory with axles that weren't properly hardened, leading to premature wear at the bearing contacts. Moving the contact point will just wear another spot. Gotta get properly hardened axles to permanently fix it. Some of us got ours repaired under warranty way back in the day...

[massacre]

I used those "repair" or offset bearings on my MGM, and have had no issues.
I think my axles are different than the ones in question, though...

[FordNut]

Yeah, if bad bearings damage good axles the offset bearings will do ok. If bad axles cause the problem then replacing them is the only real option.

[Blancosmarauder]

Look the repair is solid ok if the axle was bad off then yea I would have replaced the new bearing and it's location is just fine take ur negative post else where

[FordNut]

You'll learn.