Ran the front end dry

JayH · Mar 26, 2009

So, last November I told you all how I toook the Jeep out after fourteen months in the garage and in my excitment forgot to fill the diffs with fluid. Ran it once on the brand new front end all dry, started howling. Limped it back to the trailer. I took it home, filled it up and have run it another dozen times or so with fluid.

I took it apart today to replace the seals (hmmmm, I wonder why it's not working?) and this is what I found.

Who needs gear marking compound? lol

zukkev · Mar 26, 2009

Oooops!!!:redneck:

crazybluerider1 · Mar 26, 2009

Pattern looks good. Run it.:fawkdancesmiley::haha:

Freeride · Mar 26, 2009

crazybluerider said:
Pattern looks good. Run it.:fawkdancesmiley::haha:

X2!!

Glenn · Mar 26, 2009

Is that trashed or can you adjust it and run it?

JayH · Mar 27, 2009

It should run fine. I'm gonna replace the seals in the ARB, throw it back together, set the backlash at the light end of the range and go (after I fill it back up of course :redneck: )

Cascade_Crawler · Mar 27, 2009

You may have worn through case hardening of teeth, its hard to tell by the pics. If so, your ring and pinion will keep deteriorating and eventually fail. Keep an eye on it...

Spanaway Mudder · Mar 27, 2009

Cascade_Crawler said:
You may have worn through case hardening of teeth, its hard to tell by the pics. If so, your ring and pinion will keep deteriorating and eventually fail. Keep an eye on it...

and a camera ready!! that should make for some GREAT carnage!!!:haha: