Might have stripped ring and pinion

madmikeismad

madmikeismad

So mad
Please keep in mind I am differential stupid. I've only ever had a few all the way apart, and had help with those.

So I haven't pulled the cover to inspect it yet, but it was making a clunking sound every once in awhile and one day I just lost power to the rear axle, no bang or clunk or anything. The drive shaft still spins but the truck doesn't move, though it kind of feels like it wants to. Also before the name calling starts, I only kept driving it because it sounded like it was coming from something in the front, and we couldn't for the life of us get it to reproduce the sound when we were actually trying to diagnose it.

So my question is if I have to pull everything out anyways, I'd like to use a spool or a locker. I've never used one before, and would like to know how it will affect towing ( I'm assuming very very very poorly). The truck does tow half the time, and the rest is just regular driving. Once a month or so it gets to the track.

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Spend the extra money on a good brand locker. A spool is a spool. It keeps both axles turning at the same speed all the time, no matter what.
Where as the more expensive locker (like a Detroit or an alburn unit) will disengage when you coast around a corner, not cause the constant tire chirp and loss of traction. Which is much more fesable for daily driving.

I've found often times it's difficult to convince folks to spend the extra coin on a good brand locker instead of a spool of welding the spiders. If you drove a vehicle with a locked rear axle, you know what I mean.. I'm not knocking them, just not great for everyday street use.

Edit: your ring and pinion could be just fine. It could also be some stripped or missing spider gears or stripped splines on the axle shafts (<<very unlikely).
 
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I was hoping spiders was an option because it still feels like it wants to move, but can't. Stripped axle spline crossed my mind, and I'd be extremely happy if thats what it ended up being. Keep me from tearing into the diff at all. Spider gears wouldn't be too bad either though. I'll go out today and get pics now that I'm motivated.
 
Pulled the cover and it all looks good at first glance, then I walked around to start the truck to move it and noticed this:

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Yeah, best part is, all my socket adapters and swivels are missing. ALL of them. No idea where they could be now either. So now the truck sits until tuesday when I can go get more. I can't even take the damn wheel off.
 
Twice, once for a gear swap, and 2nd time that I can't remember the reason, for, I just remember doing it. Over 2 years ago for both.
 
No it was hauling the trailer for tornado cleanups every week, but that was it. Took it to alex's house a few times. Never horsed around with it though. Truck has been baby'd since dex's dyno.

I can't remember what I torqued them too since it was a couple years ago, but I guarentee I used an impact, and double checked by hand with a ratchet.
 
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