Why pull diff when you break an axle?

Posted by Tim Holloway on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 09:55:28 :

Here is why!
Pulled the M37 axles apart for rebuild and found this big chunk of broken axle sitting in the bottom of the housing. The existing axles were intact, so this was from a prior break. It had at some point bounced around and sheared off one of the ring gear nuts and took a whack at a second. A couple of gouges in the carrier but nothing terminal. This is the rear diff, it will become the front and move the front back to the rear.
I cant believe whoever replaced the broken axle didnt miiss this large piece when they got the broken pieces out!
Tim

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• Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - Dana (in Lancaster) 08:14:12 03/22/2009
• Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - Ken See 00:38:32 03/22/2009
• Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - Dave Horvath 22:48:17 03/21/2009
  • Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - Tim Holloway 00:00:51 03/22/2009
• Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - Will (in IL) 20:34:45 03/21/2009
  • Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - Tim Holloway 00:01:51 03/22/2009
• Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - oldmopar 10:45:39 03/21/2009
  • Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - Tim Holloway 00:04:34 03/22/2009
• Ouch, I bet it made a nasty noise ! ntxt - Paul (in NY) 10:33:08 03/21/2009
  • Re: Ouch, I bet it made a nasty noise ! ntxt - Tim Holloway 00:06:09 03/22/2009
• Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - copey 10:08:14 03/21/2009
  • Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - Tim Holloway 00:07:39 03/22/2009
  • Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - axelsteve 12:06:10 03/21/2009
    • Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - axelsteve 23:43:41 03/22/2009
    • Re: Why pull diff when you break an axle? - Tim Holloway 00:09:19 03/22/2009

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