83/4 storage

[old guys rule]

How do you store your chunks? I have seen plastic storage boxes but no way to keep them lubed.

 

[kiwigtx]

How do you store your chunks? I have seen plastic storage boxes but no way to keep them lubed.

The gear oil left on the head should be enough to preserve them......as long as the unit is protected from weather and not stored in a damp or humid environment.

An old wooden nail box is a useful storage bid - stored in the garage away from dust and moisture.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

5 gallon bucket

 

[6PKRTSE]

I have several just laying on one of my shelves.

 

[PurpleBeeper]

Light oil (eg WD-40). I like the bucket idea

 

[old guys rule]

5 gallon bucket

A bucket filled with oil? I had one stored in a shed and is now locked up. Of course we have very high humidity here in Florida. I'm wondering what specifically is locked up inside and if the unit can be saved.

 

[Cranky]

Gear oil on mine and then put them into a 3/4" plywood box that has a circle cut in the top for the chunk to go into. Any that are freshly assembled are the same way. I use gear oil to assemble them anyways....never any problems with rust.

 

[#41]

I have been storing half of them wrapped in a plastic bag in 5 gallon buckets. The other half are in carriers made out of the center of an axle housing with a handle welded on it. I leave whatever gear oil is on them and keep them in a mostly unheated shop. Even 30+ years later.... no rust. They look like the day I stored them.

 

[Vaanth]

To store my 8-3/4" differential assemblies, I built racks:

They are constructed from 2x4s, plywood, and four casters. Each one can hold 12 differential assemblies, and can be rolled around as needed.

These are in an old storage house that is reasonably dry. Some differential assemblies that are clean and ready for use, are wrapped in plastic for more protection from dust, and the others are not but those will be cleaned when used.

For metal protection, the remnants of gear lube is usually enough here, but if needed I will add Dixielube recycled motor oil, or CRC 3-36 Multipurpose Lubricant & Corrosion Inhibitor. I bought a batch of that Dixielube recycled motor oil for 49 cents per can years ago just for metal parts protection.

 

[1967coronet]

Guy i bought my last one from used 5 gal buckets with used engine oil in the bucket.
Worked pretty darn good.

 

[Cranky]

What I don't like about 5 gallon plastic buckets is that they get brittle with age.....and yup, had a couple that split and that's when I made the 3/4" plywood boxes for mine.

 

[Durandal25]

Had mine in the attic for like 4 years now......not a spot of rust on it. Gear oil still intact......but it's on a shelf that well ventilated.....

 

[RussT Plymouths]

I've been storing them like this for over 45 years, a small scrap of plywood keeps the ring gear off the bottom. 5 gallon thinner can with the top air chiseled out. Hammer down any sharp edges and drop the carrier in, add more oil if you want. I tried a 5 gallon plastic bucket once, it cracked, what a mess. I store power steering boxes this way too.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Spray it down with oil or something like that and then into a plastic bag and then into a bucket with a lid. No moisture no problem...