Damn it!!

[mudslayer]

Got a trip planned for evans in the near future and decided to go thru and change the fluids. Pulled rear diff cover and oh **** also while breaking it down i found a broken rear ff inner hub gear. 1 good thing about this is, I found out my nephew works for randys ring &pinion.

 

[skinny_pedal]

Least you caught it before ruining your day in the trail

 

[CHOP SHOP]

Lets see the ring gear?


Looks like a deep pinion.

 

[mudslayer]

Ring gear is fine, think it started when I was over in tahuya and bashed into a big ass boulder. Looks like I pushed in on the ring gear which im thinking smashed the pinoin. If you look close there is a perfect square chunk missing. Hopefully can get it back together before the 23rd. Glad it was found before it really took a ****.

 

[crash2]

There is no way to "smash the ring gear into the pinion". If thats the case then the carrier would be broken along with ring gear teeth.

I have seen a number of pinions simply crack with no damage to the ring gear and properly setup.

 

[mudslayer]

There is no way to "smash the ring gear into the pinion". If thats the case then the carrier would be broken along with ring gear teeth.

I have seen a number of pinions simply crack with no damage to the ring gear and properly setup.

Thought the same, that its not really possible, was set up correctly,been running it for 5 yrs without a single issue.