Front Diff Carnage (with pics)

[swoop]

Well finally got around to taking out the entire drivetrain on my clone and was pleseantly suprised when I pulled the front diff. I knew it was blown cause the previous owner had told me and when I got it what little fluid left was leaking out. All I can say is "WOW". Just look at the pictures you'll understand.

torn apart

half the case

heres the money shot :tup:

notice the chunks of metal

and a picture of my box for the hell of it (forgot to turn the flash off)

 

[willyson]

Re: Front Diff Carnage (with pics)

nice. thats what mine looked like. along with the transfer case.

 

[jwaller]

Re: Front Diff Carnage (with pics)

you guys need to keep fluid in these things.

 

[George Blake]

Re: Front Diff Carnage (with pics)

John's right. This image gives it away:

That is a CLASSIC sign of overheating damage from having no fluid/not enough fluid in it. Pinions in a trans and transfer caes will do the EXACT same thing from fluid starvation.

 

[swoop]

Re: Front Diff Carnage (with pics)

you guys need to keep fluid in these things.

haha you dont have to tell me twice. I take car of my junk, the idiot before me had no clue what he was doing.

 

[Foot Performance]

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Hey i dont think thatt is supose to look like that haha

 

[warmpancakes]

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Ill say it nice box

 

[fronzo]

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Nice box with a hefty payment. I pay 290 a month on my snap-on account, got it down to under 4,000 now though so thats exciting. Debt sucks.

 

[swoop]

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GM ASEP program hooked me up. I can get any snap-on, matco, or SK tool at 50-60% off. I think I payed 3600 for the box and an 200 (or more cant remember) piece apprentice set of tools.

 

[big gear head]

Re: Front Diff Carnage (with pics)

That round shaft is suppose to have teeth on it. I'm assuming that this was a 3.42. You can get the front diff out of a S series 4X4 with 3.42 gears and swap the right axle, axle tube and companion flange to install it in the Syclone.

 

[Luke]

Re: Front Diff Carnage (with pics)

GM ASEP program hooked me up. I can get any snap-on, matco, or SK tool at 50-60% off. I think I payed 3600 for the box and an 200 (or more cant remember) piece apprentice set of tools.

When I was in ASEP in 97 you could only get 1 choice of box and 1 set of tools :tdown: bought it all, outgrew in in a year and bought a box like yours now ,but a 3 bank, and thank god I paid is off in 6 mos, cuz snap-on credit is crazy interest rates...oh yea, nice diff :tup:

 

[swoop]

Re: Front Diff Carnage (with pics)

That round shaft is suppose to have teeth on it. I'm assuming that this was a 3.42. You can get the front diff out of a S series 4X4 with 3.42 gears and swap the right axle, axle tube and companion flange to install it in the Syclone.

already purchased a new front axle from a member on this board which he pulled from a ty.

 

[willyson]

Re: Front Diff Carnage (with pics)

you guys need to keep fluid in these things.

psssh... fluid schmuid. no fluid- thats how i roll..all the way to your garage :rotf: