Semi floater,full floating rear axel.
What are these new heavy towing and hauling half tons using for a rear axel. I have always considered the full floaters the most capable especially the ones with 35 splines and above. If you break...
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Didn't know there are tapered bearings for a semi floater, but now
that I've seen it myself know the why a C-Clip won't work there
Tapered bearings require a pre-load. Lots of pre-load that would
wear out a C-Clip in a hurry. That is the main failure mechanism of
C-Clips...wearing out to allow it to move out of the captive counter
sink in the carrier
So for a tapered bearing semi-floater, it has to be much more solid
tan a C-Clip
With the higher pre-load...make sure to flush your diff fluid on
schedule. Use the severe duty schedule when towing heavy
that I've seen it myself know the why a C-Clip won't work there
Tapered bearings require a pre-load. Lots of pre-load that would
wear out a C-Clip in a hurry. That is the main failure mechanism of
C-Clips...wearing out to allow it to move out of the captive counter
sink in the carrier
So for a tapered bearing semi-floater, it has to be much more solid
tan a C-Clip
With the higher pre-load...make sure to flush your diff fluid on
schedule. Use the severe duty schedule when towing heavy
