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80 series keeps brake ing pinons
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:59 pm
by heathhoppy
hi all my good mate has a 80 series he has just but front and rear air locker, 6 inch lift and a free wheel hub kit on it all in one big hit but the problem is now he keeps braking pinion teeth off the rear diff is this std problem with two wheel drive kits on the Toyota's cheers
Re: 80 series keeps brake ing pinons
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:15 pm
by udm
heathhoppy wrote:hi all my good mate has a 80 series he has just but front and rear air locker, 6 inch lift and a free wheel hub kit on it all in one big hit but the problem is now he keeps braking pinion teeth off the rear diff is this std problem with two wheel drive kits on the Toyota's cheers
maybe the lockers werent fitted correctly? just a thought...
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:32 pm
by Z()LTAN
i agree with loppy on that one.
pinion teeth are real hard to break...
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:56 pm
by dow50r
My oPINION is theres something real wrong....i bet he put new bearings in the pinion when installing the first locker...the shim may have been left out.....ive never heard of an 80 rear pinion breaking teeth
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:33 am
by heathhoppy
Z()LTAN wrote:i agree with loppy on that one.
pinion teeth are real hard to break...
i just spoke to my mate he said when the locker was fitted they but a bearing kit also because it had a lot of bearing movement and the gears were a little worn because of crook bearings sounds like they should of replace the gears when it was a part, i said to him go back and make him replace it on hes back wait and see what happens,
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:18 am
by RUFF
You say he keeps breaking them. How many has he broken?
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:55 pm
by BEE-JAY
Toyota pinions use a collapsible space. When you install the drive flange tighten the retaining nut to the specified torque only. Most people use a rattle gun or a massive bar and overtighten it causing the spacer to collapse to far.