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Throw out your Air Leaker / Lockwrong / Fit a bodge weld

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Post by pongo »

Use a good old stick welder and be sure to melt everything good and proper.

I have blown many cv's, snapped a few axles, and latest attempt was blown hub and cv. Diff still holding fine.

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Post by danssurf82 »

thats the first one that dad has welded and failed... the last one that failed had bearings that were stuffed to the max and the welds didnt fail the axels stripped out the spline in the spider gears :armsup:
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Post by raptorthumper »

This is what it should look like.

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98 GU Patrol. 4.0L Barra, BF engine. 3" Lift. 85% Marks reduction Gears. 35x12.5x15 Maxxis Bighorns, 3" Zaust.
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Post by raptorthumper »

double post.
98 GU Patrol. 4.0L Barra, BF engine. 3" Lift. 85% Marks reduction Gears. 35x12.5x15 Maxxis Bighorns, 3" Zaust.
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Post by 11_evl »

raptorthumper wrote:This is what it should look like.

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that looks great but not able to be done on a sierra diff. they have a full enclosed carrier. to access the gears you need to remove crownwheel and hat :cry:
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