What caused this damage to my rear diff?
12-03-2010, 11:21 PM
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What caused this damage to my rear diff?
Serviced my front and rear diffs today and noticed those chunks missing in the rear. Not all the teeth have it and it doesn't seem to make any noise going down the road. I didn't find any metal shavings either so I was just wondering.
12-04-2010, 12:00 AM
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TheJerm: Thanks for the offer but I'm pretty far from MI, haha. I'll see how this rear end does for a bit. Like I said, never had any problems out of it as far as whine or anything but we'll see.
12-04-2010, 12:16 AM
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It may not give you problems now but now that the wear has worn thru the case hardening its basically going to fail all at once one day. Ive help fixed many of friends rides that this has happened to. Stock XJ axles are cheap, just have to look around a bit till you find a deal
12-04-2010, 12:21 AM
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It may not give you problems now but now that the wear has worn thru the case hardening its basically going to fail all at once one day. Ive help fixed many of friends rides that this has happened to. Stock XJ axles are cheap, just have to look around a bit till you find a deal
12-04-2010, 06:06 AM
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I would have thought the missing pieces would been lying in the bottom of the housing (they have been when I've had this issue).
Makes me think someone else has already been in there and cleaned it up before closing it up and putting new oil in it. Have you owned it since it was new?
I'd change them out if I were you. Its a weak spot. Once a rotation you don't have full support between those gears and further damage could result in more severe damage if a moment of increased stress occurs when that spot in the gears is carrying the load.
Makes me think someone else has already been in there and cleaned it up before closing it up and putting new oil in it. Have you owned it since it was new?
I'd change them out if I were you. Its a weak spot. Once a rotation you don't have full support between those gears and further damage could result in more severe damage if a moment of increased stress occurs when that spot in the gears is carrying the load.
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12-04-2010, 12:34 PM
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I know they aren't great lockers but I wouldn't mind paying $275 for a locker that solved the issue with my spider gears as well.. Just a thought.
12-04-2010, 08:29 PM
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Don't the cheaper lockers like the powertrax just replace the spider gears? Could I just throw one of those in there?
http://www.amazon.com/Powertrax-Righ...1487450&sr=1-4
I know they aren't great lockers but I wouldn't mind paying $275 for a locker that solved the issue with my spider gears as well.. Just a thought.
http://www.amazon.com/Powertrax-Righ...1487450&sr=1-4
I know they aren't great lockers but I wouldn't mind paying $275 for a locker that solved the issue with my spider gears as well.. Just a thought.
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