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Old 05-23-2014, 09:40 AM
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I had a 9" built by Pyle Bros in Baytown several years ago (awesome guys btw). I recently noticed I have a right axle bearing going out and figured while its apart this would be a good time to put lca relo brackets and possibly put in a drain and fill plug that my case doesn't have. Not sure of locations or if there is some other alternative to this but I would feel much better having the ability to drain and fill without having to pull axles and 3rd member out Thanks for the info!
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There was a blank pad inside the bottom of the case on my factory 9" housing, I drilled and tapped it there for a 3/8" pipe plug...
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So there's some kind of marking for me to tap? No issues Welding a bung or 2 but I don't know where to do it. What about a fill plug? Is there a location for that to fill the proper amount of fluid?? Thanks!
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So there's some kind of marking for me to tap? No issues Welding a bung or 2 but I don't know where to do it. What about a fill plug? Is there a location for that to fill the proper amount of fluid?? Thanks!
There was on my factory housing. Since you're taking it apart, it won't really matter. If there is a pad, just drill and tap it. If not, weld on a bung...



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