Re: Blowing up Russ' rear

From: Russ Blahetka (rblahetka@mediaone.net)
Date: Wed Nov 10 1999 - 23:15:21 EST


what happens is the spider gears weld themselves to the center pin the spin
on...then the bolt breaks and the whole pin spins...then eventually it
notches the carrier it's in...the last time the pin broke in half while i
was driving destroying everything inside
Russ

Patrick and Kelly Engram wrote:

> i have gone through 2 rear ends in my truck in the past year...it's a 94
>
> v-6
> auto and i don't beat on it much...i thought maybe it was because it was
>
> lowered
> so i took and inch out of the drop but haven't blown up one
> since...anyone
> else??
>
> Russ
>
> -Are you losing the carrier bearings, the gears, or the pinion
> bearings? Pinion bearings would result from dropping the suspension.
> Everything else is either abuse, lack of lube, or poor part quality.
> Patrick

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