Can i heat rear and make repair
 

We had a bearing go bad on the back of our worm drive rear on our model aa . I have most of the parts I need to make the repair. My question is the housing where I believe it is called the thrust bearing is bent up a little on the corner and I'm not sure if I can heat it and put a clamp on it and pull it back down so I can get a seal or will it crack. It is basically the corner about a 1/4 in in from where the cap bolts Im not sure if it is cast or what type of metal. Thanks For any and all help I hate to junk a good rear

Re: Can i heat rear and make repair
 

I don't know for sure, but I would think it is cast steel, are the axle tubes welded to the housing?----that should move good with heat

you might want something round in the hole for a mandrel to keep the hole round

Re: Can i heat rear and make repair
 

I will have to check tomorrow but I believe the are riveted to the main housing

Re: Can i heat rear and make repair
 

should be rivited - was one of fords selling points for heavy trucks.

almost looks like the housing is fubared all the way around...
http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/...pszmikobz2.jpg
wish i had a better pic

Re: Can i heat rear and make repair
 

In an earlier post you had pictures that looked as if it got pretty hot when it originally failed. To get that hot and have it get out of shape like that I think that you really need to find a different rear axle housing and put your parts into that.
If it got hot enough for it to bend like that in the first place then you should be able to heat it and bend it again. Just not a direction that I would go.