Motive Rear End Installation and Bearing Kit - 7.5 in. (79-85 V8; 86-10 V6)

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Overall Rating 4.6

out of 5 stars

• 4/5

  February 05, 2012

  7.5 Bearing Kit

  This kit is a must if your doing a gear change, going posi or both. It has everything you need and good quality. After doing some research I found out motive uses Timken Bearings in the kit. The best bearings on the market! The only place in the kit where it fell short was the differential shims, there is some room for improvement in that area. But the shop worked it out and I'm happily doing posi burn outs and smokey donuts with confidence knowing I used the good stuff!

  fasteddie64

  Year: 2007 Submodel: V6 jersey

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• 4/5

  January 27, 2010

  Good with room to work

  used this kit for my 4.10 gears install along with the Royal Purple. the kit could have included better shims for the placement but other than that decent overall.

  Mike

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• 4/5

  February 25, 2017

  Good package however...

  I bought this package along with 3.73 gears for my 7.5 rear end however the gasket that was in the package was for a 8.8. AM normally never makes these sort of mistakes though I planned on not using the paper gasket anyway. The kit was very well put together with everything needed to complete the install. I would recommend it to anyone changing their gear ratio and suggest rebuilding the diff with new spider and side gears unless you plan on installing a LSD. Thank you AM great product!

  Hamdog

  Year: 2000 Submodel: V6

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• 4/5

  December 16, 2016

  Great kit!!

  I have recently used this bearing kit on my 7.5 28 spline mustang rear axle. It's a good buy and has most of essential s you will need. The only thing that I would like to see are some c-clips and a oil slinger washer in this kit....

  Blackhorse

  Year: 2006 Submodel: V6

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• 5/5

  October 10, 2016

  Well worth the money!

  I added these gears as well as the LSD from Auburn and *WOW!!! It's a Night and Day difference indeed! It's quick and makes the drive through (and around) city traffic much more enjoyable.

  Curt9

  Year: 2008 Submodel: V6

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• 5/5

  May 12, 2012

  Not an easy install but happy i did it.

  It took a while to carefully remove all the stock races from the housing and bearings from the differential carrier and pinion but it was worth it. I might have saved a lot more time if I had a pro pull ALL the bearing and press on the new one from the start, but I had to learn the hard way. Don't make the same mistake I did, when hammering out the pinion use a soft head hammer or a brass rod or a piece of wood to protect the threads on the pinion shaft. Also, invest in a brass rod for punching out the races in the housing, it's better to let the rod take all the hits than any of the bearings or the races. An inch pound torque meter is a MUST HAVE for setting the preload on the on the pinion nut. After i got it all installed and took it for a ride it was like new again. Awesome product, thanks AM.

  JTwitch101

  Year: 1999 Submodel: V6 El Monte, CA

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• 5/5

  January 27, 2012

  Necessary for any gear install

  Just as the title says, this kit is required for any gear install. Most shops won't even try without it because the factory carrier bearing gets shredded during removal. The kit comes with everything you need to make your install go smooth!

  MuffMuff

  Year: 2006 Submodel: V6 CC, TX

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• 4/5

  January 27, 2012

  3.73 gears

  Product was what I expected. Was very happy with the end result. But after the break-in I really started to fool around and play with the new found torque only to tear both gears up. But that is why I should have put loc-tite on the ring gear bolts. The installation kit was a perfect match to what came out, numbers matched. I would like to see some kind of layout of how to put the rear end back together only because of the time laps from start to finish. Plus it also helps to know you put everything back right. But overall, I am very pleased with my purchase and the cost of it. Thanks American muscle.

  james8897

  Year: 1998 Submodel: V6 angier, nc

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• 5/5

  October 31, 2011

  Great quality

  Although there isn't much to say, these gears were great quality and made I stalling my 4.10 gear set a million times easier. I always go with replacing used parts when I can and this was just another replacement. Overall though they seemed to be of great quality and I have had no problems with them at all. It also helped because I didn't have to be careful with the old ones. Definitely some peace of mind there. I would absolutely recommend these!

  Megan

  Year: 2005 Submodel: V6 Wichita, KS

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• 5/5

  June 10, 2010

  perfect bearing kit

  If you want to change your t-lok and gear , you have to buy this kit because its the most complete kit to install those things the most easiest way!

  Frank

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• 5/5

  April 28, 2010

  Great Kit

  This kit comes with everything you need to install your gears. I got 4.10s and a limited slip differential, its so amazing now.

  Gillian

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• 5/5

  November 17, 2008

  A great kit!

  Has everything and some! A great value!

  Keith

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• 4/5

  June 09, 2008

  Good and useful

  I bought this kit along with 3.73 Motive Gears and took it to my racing shop. I would recommend buying it with gears.

  Andrew F.

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• 5/5

  November 11, 2007

  Good

  Has everything you need. Brought this to the shop with my 4.10s and they did not complain.

  Robert L.

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• 3/5

  August 07, 2017

  Good Enough To Get the Job Done

  My installer told me it was a pretty good rebuild kit but he complained about the shims not fitting right, had to reuse the old ones and the paper gasket is complete junk! The actual bearings are Koyo so that was very good, indeed.

  Sicilianboy

  Year: 2004 Submodel: V6

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• 5/5

  July 11, 2017

  Excellent buy for $

  Fit perfect stopped the rearend howling,great value for the money

  GregR

  Year: 1984 Submodel: Other

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• 4/5

  July 09, 2017

  installation kit

  work out find all the parts where in kit and all fit.

  RichW

  Year: 2007 Submodel: V6

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• 5/5

  March 17, 2017

  Motive Rear End Installation and Bearing Kit

  I changed the gears out on my fox to 3.73s. The factory bushings and bearings were completely worn and destroyed. I highly recommend this kit for anyone who is replacing the gears.

  AK

  Year: 1985 Submodel: Other

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• 5/5

  August 15, 2016

  Perfect

  This kit for perfectly. Better than stock in my option.

  CB2014

  Year: 2009 Submodel: V6

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• 1/5

  June 05, 2016

  Lousy installation kit

  The only thing that actually fit was the bearings.All the shams were either two large or too small in diameter. Therefore I could not use one I had to make all my shims.

  Lousy

  Year: 2005 Submodel: V6

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