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[blowfishRus6]

i got some pics, ill have them uploaded later..... looks like a few splines got wore off on the pinion shaft??? the part where the drive shaft goes over in the diff. that is probably why i found piece of metal all up in the driveshaft. the big gear that you see from the diff drain cover, some of them are a little beat up and have some chunks taken out of them.

ill have pics soon.

what do i need to do to break it all the way down??? the diff that is.

[Helmut]

what do i need to do to break it all the way down??? the diff that is.

Just unbolt the two diff halves and remove the ring gear. To get the pinion shaft out, you will need the locknut tool or you can make one. I would remove the big nut on the pinion shaft, before unbolting the diff halves. Run your axle through the ring gear and hold the axle with a pipe wrench and use an impact wrench to remove it. It can be hard to get off sometimes.

[blowfishRus6]

there was a bunch of metal in here inside the drive shaft....



these are about the worst of the big gear....







here is the pinion i guess ????? a few of the teeth look knocked down a little....




i gotta get the nuts off on the left side (looking at it from the back) to be able to split the case.... i have the other side completely broke down but its not splitting so i guess i have to take those nuts loose also. gotta find a pipe bar or something to hold the other side of the axle....those nuts are a little tight.

[blowfishRus6]

o and the pinion will come out a good bit still bolted in, maybe has a half of inch play in and out that i can pull on it. i could not get that bolt off, maybe t/m.

[shadetree]

Originally Posted by blowfishRus6

there was a bunch of metal in here inside the drive shaft....



these are about the worst of the big gear....







here is the pinion i guess ????? a few of the teeth look knocked down a little....




i gotta get the nuts off on the left side (looking at it from the back) to be able to split the case.... i have the other side completely broke down but its not splitting so i guess i have to take those nuts loose also. gotta find a pipe bar or something to hold the other side of the axle....those nuts are a little tight.

the pic where you say it's your pinion gear...is not your pinion gear..that is the drive shaft spline end of the pinion gear..your driving part of your pinion gear is on the other end of that part you called the pinion gear..you can't see it until you split the differental in half..then you will see the other end of it...it kinda looks like those teeth on your ring gear..just alot shorter in length.

[Helmut]

Your gears are shot. See how the teeth on the ring gear are sharp, they shouldn't be sharp. If you can pull your pinion shaft up and down, that means your pinion bearing and needle bearing are shot, too.

You better get that pinion nut off before you take the diff apart or it will be a lot harder to get off. You won't have any way to hold it. Run your axle back through the diff and use an impact wrench to take it off. Hold the axle with a pipe wrench. They are hard to get off, you will need a good impact wrench.

[shadetree]

Originally Posted by Helmut

Your gears are shot. See how the teeth on the ring gear are sharp, they shouldn't be sharp. If you can pull your pinion shaft up and down, that means your pinion bearing and needle bearing are shot, too.

You better get that pinion nut off before you take the diff apart or it will be a lot harder to get off. You won't have any way to hold it. Run your axle back through the diff and use an impact wrench to take it off. Hold the axle with a pipe wrench. They are hard to get off, you will need a good impact wrench.

i've never used an axle to hold the differental while taking the nut off, here's what i did..i found an old drive shaft spline...the end that goes onto the pinion..cut it off the drive shaft..got a flat piece of metal..big enough to cut a hole in the center for the drive shaft spline..welded it in the center..then drilled the holes where the bolts go for the differental to mount to the swing arm..soooo..now i just drop the home made tool down onto the pinion spline.and the bolt holes go through the metal holes..this keeps it held in place..while i use an impact to take the nut off..easy !..cost..prob about 10 bucks to make..lol.

[blowfishRus6]

the axle is still in it....i could not get the nuts off the other side. and well it started to get dark so i could not see what i was doing.


i wish i had these tools yall talk about, sure would make life easier. is it not gonna come off with out an impact??? i have basic tools myself, heck i just picked up some wrenches today.....but i can get my hands on tools. just dont know about an impact.....and well a welder is not always easy to come by either.

its its done, its done, im not gonna rebuild it, mainly just wanted to see what the inside looked like. i have seen complete upgrade rear ends go for a decent price (cheaper than just the diff) so i guess ill go that route.




okay, tell me how stupid i am and how i probably messed it up......last time i filled up the diff (with 80-90 or whatever it is) i put a finger tip full of grease in it............did i potentially gum up the bearings...................or am i not a complete dummy and it was just my right thumb????

[blowfishRus6]

Originally Posted by shadetree

the pic where you say it's your pinion gear...is not your pinion gear..that is the drive shaft spline end of the pinion gear..your driving part of your pinion gear is on the other end of that part you called the pinion gear..you can't see it until you split the differental in half..then you will see the other end of it...it kinda looks like those teeth on your ring gear..just alot shorter in length.

good info. thanks.

[Helmut]

is it not gonna come off with out an impact???

Probably not going to come off without an impact wrench, there isn't any way to hold it good enough to get it off with anything else.