WTB: Sterling 10.5

GreyZJ93 · Apr 24, 2013

Need a Sterling 10.5 ASAP!!! Needs to have 3.73 gears and be in good shape. Found one on the CL but hoping to find one cheaper. Thanks guys!

David D · Apr 24, 2013

Try bakers truck parts in Greenville.

Shilohsho · Apr 24, 2013

I've got one. Give me a shout.

meaders · Apr 25, 2013

wrong bolt pattern isn't it?

GreyZJ93 · Apr 25, 2013

meaders said:

Thats what im afraid of. I know he had a 10.25 for sale on here a while ago and those are standard pattern. Im suppose to call him later today and go look at it.

Clemson5.9ZJ · Apr 25, 2013

Shoooot swap a 14 bolt in that bad boy. No big deal to rock 2 different wheels, all the cool kids do it :grin:

YJeeper · Apr 25, 2013

car-part.com list several close by in the $350 range...

GreyZJ93 · Apr 25, 2013

Ronnie-dont worry, the thought already crossed my mind. 14bolt would be a good piece of mind. haha.

Thanks guys for the help. I local parts yard said they have a few, going tomorrow to check em out and hopefully one will be useable.

Clemson5.9ZJ · Apr 28, 2013

You find one?

http://greenville.craigslist.org/pts/3736625825.html

GreyZJ93 · Apr 28, 2013

Thanks for the link ronnie. I saw that when i first found the carnage. I was gonna pick it up but he was out of town till next week. I ended up getting one from Reeds in Easley. Put it in Friday afternoon, but ran into a bunch of issues. I gave them the tag number of my axle and they said they had a match so i didn't think twice about it. After installing it and getting all the normal junkyard axle issues sorted out, I discovered that the yoke was too small. So being that it was midnight and i was completely frustrated with what was suppose to be a simple axle swap, i had a blonde moment and swapped yokes. Drove home (about an hour) with no problems but checked the pinion and it felt excessively hot. Any body have an idea of how bad i may have messed up being that its a crush sleeve axle?

308turbo · Apr 29, 2013

Did that on a Dana 30 when I was 17 and burned up the pinion.,..

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GreyZJ93 · Apr 29, 2013

Yeah, after i pulled it off... i thought about it and realized i f"ed up. But being an hour from home i had to put it on and make it home.

Any advice? return it and pull another axle (with the right yoke this time) or is it possible to put a new crush sleeve in to the proper torque specs?