Ford 9 in Rear End Rebuild

It's time to tear this old and tired Ford 9in rear end down. I remove and disassemble the third member and axels. All bearings and seals are removed so they can be cleaned. Now it's time to paint all the parts and get them ready for assembly. Come along as I take this project on with no prior experience on the Ford 9in.
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[@fordaesploder1728]

i have a '70 f100 body swapped onto a '78 f150 chassis, rebuilt everything myself, next i want to go from stock gear (2.79 i think) probably to 3.50 . very helpful video thanks

[@Exit45Restorations]

Sounds like a fun project. Good luck and thanks for the comment.

[@joealbert7773]

You neglected to take the differential section apart. On high mileage units you will find that the wear shims on the side gears will be very thin and need to be replaced.

[@servicetechnician3264]

Hello. When i did the rear end of my 66, i ordered a mounting tool from Speedway. It enables you to mount the pig onto your engine stand. And i also recommend ordering a couple of crush sleeves just in case. They are inexpensive.
George B

[@Exit45Restorations]

Thanks George. That's definitely something I will be looking into. Unfortunately for this buuld I have completed the rear end. But I'm sure this won't be the last Ford 9in I do.

[@happynutz9455]

Nice video. I’ve got to rebuild a buddies 9in and I’ve never dealt with one before so thanks for the video, I know what I’m getting in to. His has a locker so I wonder what else it’s going to involve for the rebuild.

[@Exit45Restorations]

I'm Glad it could help you. I didn’t get into the spider gears on mine so unless you're going to break down the gears you shouldn't have to worry about them. I was just trying to get all the seals and bearings replaced..

[@ScottDLR]

I too have a 64 bird. When I had a shop go through the diff, the dealer got a little excited and told him its ID tag came back as being Nodular. So that's one strong rear end!

[@Exit45Restorations]

Thanks for the info Scott. What was it on the ID tag the told him that?

[@ScottDLR]

@@Exit45Restorations I'm not sure. The shop doing the work had to order a part from the Ford dealer and the dealer parts guy told him that. I don't know if he derived it from the tag or not,

[@Exit45Restorations]

Ok. Thanks for the info and I will look into it and see what I can find.

[@user-ny3iz8qj4w]

Should mark your bearing retainers

[@ernie6723]

Im getting ready to probably rebuild the rear in my 72 Mercury same rear

[@Exit45Restorations]

Now you know what not to do.. lol. I really enjoyed the rebuild and I hope yours goes good for you.

[@thomaslong6416]

I subscribed on your first video because I have a 1960 square bird. just keep your videos informative as u are , and entertaining. If u build it that will sub.

[@Exit45Restorations]

Thanks for the word of encouragement! I really love getting out to the shop to work on the 64 and hope it is helpful and entertaining to others.

[@Grumpy_Stiltskin]

At 8:15 zoomed in on the axle, sure looks like you cut into it getting that race off. If so it will fail at that spot, suggest replacing it.

[@blah666]

easy way to get the bearing off - hit the bearing retainer on 4 points around the diameter with a cold chisel - this will notch the bearing retainer and cause it to slightly expand - doing this on 4 points will expand it enough to easily pry off after which the bearing can be removed with ease. (old trick I learned from an old mechanic)

[@Exit45Restorations]

Thanks for the tip. I will definitely give that a try on the next one.

[@elbertpearsall1936]

Hammer and a rag dude.

[@Exit45Restorations]

Hey. Not sure what you're referring to in the video

[@davidcleveland4106]

How ever did you remove the bearing races from the pinion retainer?

[@Exit45Restorations]

Hey. I see I didn't get that in the video. Sorry I try to show everything if possible. I had to find something to tap the race out. I think I used punch or somthing from the back side. Just took it easy and slow. I don't think it was very difficult to get out.

[@moesizlac2596]

Head mounted camera please. Watch your views go up!

[@Revelationthankful]

I pretty sure it’s not a Ford 9 inch rear end. From what I understand it’s some kind of 9 1/8 or 3/8. Ford came up with.

[@Exit45Restorations]

Interesting... I didn't even know they made those.

[@ScottDLR]

Nah, it's a 9" in all Flair birds and purportedly a Nodular. Later big birds could have had something else and I think trucks had an odd, slightly bigger diff that there are few parts or gears avail. for.