Non Mopar Ford 9" Question.

[440]

Hopefully someone with experience will respond.

What is this bar welded to the rear axle for? Is it a factory item or did someone put it there for whatever reason? If it's factory I'll leave it but if not I'll cut it off and grind the welds smooth.

[lukedukem]

I have a ford 9" behind my shop. I'll go look and see if mine has it. But I'm pretty sure it doesn't. Mine is out of a 68' bronco, what's your out of

Luke

[440]

I'm pretty sure it's out of an Australian Fairlane.

I bought it second hand to replace the Borg Warner axle in my Fairlane. I can't think for the life of me why it would be there but I know as soon as I cut it off I'll realize that I shouldn't have.

I thought that it might have been a brace to help secure the Ford "tramp rod" bracket, but it looks too far in for that.

[lukedukem]

Ok. Just checked mine and it's not there. But who's to say it doesn't go there. Maybe for the fair lane it is

Luke

[Bronzedodge]

Acts as a shield for the brake line below it?  I just looked at the 9" in the neighbors '65 Falcon.  Nothing there like that.   

[71charger_fan]

Might be a guide for a parking brake cable.

[440]

I think I'll cut it off now and figure out what it was for tomorrow.

[440]

Well, I found proof that the factory put it there for some reason.

[lukedukem]

Wow, did you cut yours off. I wonder if they all got that and mines just missing.  That last pic doesn't look like a ford 9". But I don't know ford all that well

Luke

[440]

I've never seen the bar on a 9 inch so that's why I asked about it. I was going to cut the welds and knock it off but it looks like it's supposed to be there, so I'll leave it there.

The last pic isn't a 9" so it must be a Falcon/Fairlane thing.

[440]

So I've stripped the paint off the 9 Inch ready for paint and decided to check the torque on the carrier bolts as I will replace them one by one. Most specs that I've read call for 30 - 40 ft-lb, however, when I checked a couple they were just shy of 10 ft-lb.

Can someone confirm the proper torque for a standard carrier to the housing? I don't want to over do it either and warp the housing or carrier.

[67tbird]

Carrier to housing stud nuts 30-40 for 67 9" according to my tbird manual.

[440]

Thank you, I'll torque them up a bit more then.

[lukedukem]

Looks good. What gears are in it?

Luke

[440]

Thanks, gears are 3.5 with limited slip which should hopefully wake the car up a bit going from 2.92.