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[nfpgasmask]

Mike, how was your fluid in your front diff? Enough lube? Maybe old lube?

Bart

[Triathlete]

Mike, while you have the front end out for repairs it would be a good time to have your front diff brackets modified to drop your diff a bit to relieve the angles on your cv's. Also from the damage to the case I would be willing to bet that there may have been a pre-existing problem in there...as Bart was referencing to earlier, maybe that crack was there and you had been running with it dry or near dry.

[nfpgasmask]

Either that or his diff was seeping at the axle seal (like mine has been doing for the last 3 years) and he ran the front fluid low....that's what I would think. I just can't see how this would happen without breaking the CVs first. The gears must have been binding due to low/old lube in the diff.

Bart

[mhill]

You dont know me very well. Mine does not leak anything. I have spent a lot of time under there sanding and painting the under side. There was nothing obviously wrong. 4x4 and TOD worked great the day b4 on Steel Bender trail. I am an Amsoil dealer. The first thing I did was change all of the fluids.

Pretty sure the damage is due to user error!

I will be looking into the drop brackets during this repair.

[JoFotoz]

Ditto here....


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Pretty sure the damage is due to user error!

I will be looking into the drop brackets during this repair.

I'm still chewing it all over...but 4.77's and a rear locker is a possible solution for me too.
Diff drop brackets for sure...
Drill my right skinny peddle foot to make it lighter.....

Maybe we should both talk to Indy 4x4 about a 2 for 1 deal!

jo

PS...

I dont understand how your front diff was "silent' on the tow off the trail...???
Your front wheels/shafts were still rotating...so the diff should of been NOISY...

...unless its TOTAL MUSH...



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[LittleBeast]

Since my 4.77 install a couple of years ago, I have stock front and rear diff 3rd member's if anyone is interested. Both are open as I took the stock LSD out and put in the new 4.77's. Not sure how much they are worth. But I think I bought the 4.77's under or just at $200 each so I would let go of these probably well under that.

[ZEUS]

Hell's Revenge:

[mhill]

Ditto here....


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I'm still chewing it all over...but 4.77's and a rear locker is a possible solution for me too.
Diff drop brackets for sure...
Drill my right skinny peddle foot to make it lighter.....

Maybe we should both talk to Indy 4x4 about a 2 for 1 deal!

jo

PS...

I dont understand how your front diff was "silent' on the tow off the trail...???
Your front wheels/shafts were still rotating...so the diff should of been NOISY...

...unless its TOTAL MUSH...



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Probably not going to switch to 4.77, I dont want to mess with the rear right now if I dont have to. ($$$$$)
I am looking at the aussie locker for the front with the manual hubs, probably the Aisin based on the reading here on the forum and some input from Jack. It looks like I will be making a pretty big order from Independent4x! What have you decided to do with yours?

And yes it was total mush in there. I put a magnet in there and pulled out something that looked like the meteor on that movie Armageddon! I dont think there was anything left to make noise.

[JoFotoz]

Looks like I'll be sticking with stock gearing too....

Probably not going to switch to 4.77, I dont want to mess with the rear right now if I dont have to. ($$$$$)
I am looking at the aussie locker for the front with the manual hubs, probably the Aisin based on the reading here on the forum and some input from Jack. It looks like I will be making a pretty big order from Independent4x! What have you decided to do with yours?

And yes it was total mush in there. I put a magnet in there and pulled out something that looked like the meteor on that movie Armageddon! I dont think there was anything left to make noise.

.....for a few reasons.

1) $$$'s....

2) I kinda like the road feel of the 35 tires with the stock.

3)Not sure I want lockers...kinda like head to head challenges with other non locked VX's..(right Billy!!)

4) did I mention...$$$$'s....

Talking with Little Beast...he has a front 3'rd...and Indy have them too.
Probably gonna ride around two wheel drive for a while till I can source Diff drops...(DUB!!??)...then do it all in one.

Sorry your problem was misdiagnosed.....it really must of been 'creamed'



jo

[Ldub]

I put a magnet in there and pulled out something that looked like the meteor on that movie Armageddon! I dont think there was anything left to make noise.

On the shiny side of that nickle...

It didn't look like the "meteorite" that Joe Dirt found.