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Originally Posted by Dudbird113
Be kinda hard to weld the gears cause the metals have soaked in some oil thus weakening the weld when u weld. Ud have to bake the diff to pull the oils out then weld it. If u bust a axle it will still stay on due to the caliper holding it on. If i were u id start a collection for a new rear going.
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He can soak the gears in a Kero/Mineral spirit mix before baking, too.
As for the caliper being proper axle retention, that's only partially true. I saw a stock-ish LS1 car hit the wall at Maple Grove back in the mid 2000's. The caliper did not stay in place.