[California Charlie]

Originally Posted by California Charlie

Thanks. You're correct, it was my mistake to say inch pounds when I did appropriately torque the bolts to 35 foot pounds. So that is the way the differential works?
Thanks again for everyone's input.

I don't fully understand the workings of the differential. If when the rear differential is all together, and the left axle appears to be disconnected from the driveshaft and spins freely, then how does the driveshaft connect to turn the rear wheels? Just doesn't make sense to me being a backyard mechanic.