ring and pinion broke loose
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ring and pinion broke loose
just wondering what all coulda broke when this happened? the teeth on the gears are pretty bad so i thought about changing gear combos while its apart. what would you guys recomend? i was thinking of goin to a 3.91 or a 3.73. also would i need to replace posi unit?
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Andrew
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Andrew
#4
I had a 7 1/2" 3.73 richmond with a Torsen diff and superior axles/ TA cover. Broke a tooth on the pinion, and, cracked the diff case. It was diffcult to see the crack, but, when they crack, more load is applied to the top of the tooth, and, high stress @ the root. I ordered a Moser 12. Gave the axel to my bud (96SS) and he nickel welded the diff. It broke again and wasted a new 4.10 gear (same type of failure). Since then, he machined his own diff from a chunk of nodular cast. He's a great machinist. He's back in action. The larger the gear ratio, more stress is applied to a single tooth dedendum with those 7 1/2 dia. gears.
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the big gear(isn't that the pinion?) came loose and rubbed on the housing of the 12 bolt. so there were some metal shavings in the bottom of the pumpkin. i need to call my buddy to find out if it hit the posi unit or not. he's the one that tore it apart for me i have no idea how or why it happened it's not cool by anymeans but it happens lol
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