Outer Limits 4x4 Board

been 4wding and rooted my rear pinion bearing and well i havn't got the time to fix it and im wondering if it could create more damage by driving it... and will the shot pinion bearing allow the tail shaft to have slack ...like clunk under sharp acceleration and deceleration ?

also what would i have to do to wreck a pinion bearing?

if the pinion bearing collapses it will destroy your pinion and crown wheel

dont drive it till its replaced

could i remove the inner workings of the diff and just run off fronts for the time being?

collins110 wrote:like clunk under sharp acceleration and deceleration ?

It will make a nasty noise.
I broke chunks nearly the hole of my pinion.


As far as I know, No you can't take the inside outand run off the front diff.
Land rovers on the hand can.

collins110 wrote:could i remove the inner workings of the diff and just run off fronts for the time being?

why not fix it, it isnt that expensive. IF you have time to remove it, you have time to repair it

^^^ x2
easy job, jack up back axle, dump diff oil, take off the rear driveshaft, and take pinion nut off(youll need a rattle gun and a 30mm socket bit for the nut), take seal out, and bearing, replace bearing and seal and put back together again, youll need a torque wrench for when you put the pinion nut back on(if you over tighten pinion nut, you will collapse the bearing). then fill up diff with new oil. done.
a new seal will cost be less than 10 bucks, mine cost me 9 from a bearing specialist, dan off here paid 7 from peps. the bearing shouldnt be too much. easy job, have it done in half a day no worries.

I had one let go at 110km/h and destroy the entire diff, axles etc, siezed up solid.

DUDELUX wrote:^^^ x2
easy job, jack up back axle, dump diff oil, take off the rear driveshaft, and take pinion nut off(youll need a rattle gun and a 30mm socket bit for the nut), take seal out, and bearing, replace bearing and seal and put back together again, youll need a torque wrench for when you put the pinion nut back on(if you over tighten pinion nut, you will collapse the bearing). then fill up diff with new oil. done.
a new seal will cost be less than 10 bucks, mine cost me 9 from a bearing specialist, dan off here paid 7 from peps. the bearing shouldnt be too much. easy job, have it done in half a day no worries.

LOL, what about the OTHER bearing on the pinion.

Drift Technician wrote:I had one let go at 110km/h and destroy the entire diff, axles etc, siezed up solid.

so what would have done it? pushing it too hard? is there stronger bearings out there that could handle a boot full?

Mate if a hilux diff explodes or a bearing shits itself it does it for a reason. unless it has chewed teeth off its not power related.
Im guessing Drift Technician diff ran out of oil.
Yours I suspect is passed its used by date. Pull it out and buy another one for $50, there everywhere. Or you could rebuild it for less than that

I just paid about $35 for each bearing, $24 for the crush sleeve & about 10$ for a new seal. got a mate to put it in & now I can sleep at night.

SIMMO84 wrote:Mate if a hilux diff explodes or a bearing shits itself it does it for a reason. unless it has chewed teeth off its not power related.
Im guessing Drift Technician diff ran out of oil.
Yours I suspect is passed its used by date. Pull it out and buy another one for $50, there everywhere. Or you could rebuild it for less than that

could be oil related i havn't checked it lately.

collins110 wrote:

SIMMO84 wrote:Mate if a hilux diff explodes or a bearing shits itself it does it for a reason. unless it has chewed teeth off its not power related.
Im guessing Drift Technician diff ran out of oil.
Yours I suspect is passed its used by date. Pull it out and buy another one for $50, there everywhere. Or you could rebuild it for less than that

could be oil related i havn't checked it lately.

could be, check and see if any oil comes out and the condition. could just be wear & tear too.

being a hilux, It wouldn't of been power related anyway.


Haha.

ethann wrote:being a hilux, It wouldn't of been power related anyway.


Haha.

Haha I wont argue that one.

SIMMO84 wrote:

ethann wrote:being a hilux, It wouldn't of been power related anyway.


Haha.

Haha I wont argue that one.

It died after going through a bog hole that was half way up the doors...i took it to the rev limiter with twin lockers

full of water will do it. twin lockers and a hilux motor wont do jack.

SIMMO84 wrote:full of water will do it. twin lockers and a hilux motor wont do jack.

i have breathers ...but not sure how water tight it is ...i think its the rear that has come loose hmm

Oh and also,

This is what my housing looked like after I realised my pinion bearing/seal was blown, And I don't think my breather was very good either.


And my centre,

ethann wrote:Oh and also,

This is what my housing looked like after I realised my pinion bearing/seal was blown, And I don't think my breather was very good either.


And my centre,

whats with the brown crap?

What makes you think the pinion bearing is gone?

Nah mine shat itself 9km's after I bought the truck, the crown/pinion was shagged and was flogging the bearing out.

dogbreath_48 wrote:What makes you think the pinion bearing is gone?

its not gone but its about to...constant noise under acceleration and getting louder since i first done it.

collins110 wrote:

ethann wrote:Oh and also,

This is what my housing looked like after I realised my pinion bearing/seal was blown, And I don't think my breather was very good either.


And my centre

whats with the brown crap?

Mixture of mud, Oil and water I assuming.

Holy sheeeett!!!! That diff makes the baby apprentice mechanic Jesus cry!!! It's like someone filled it with nutella

rockcrawler31 wrote:Holy sheeeett!!!! That diff makes the baby apprentice mechanic Jesus cry!!! It's like someone filled it with nutella

Hey! Leave my diff alone. Haha.

Nutella would of been nicer then the crap that in there, It was also pretty much in there from one axle side to the other.

rockcrawler31 wrote:Holy sheeeett!!!! That diff makes the baby apprentice mechanic Jesus cry!!! It's like someone filled it with nutella

WHAT you have a baby apprentice mechanic called Jesus ! is there a naked chick in the office called eve by any chance ??

spamwell wrote:

rockcrawler31 wrote:Holy sheeeett!!!! That diff makes the baby apprentice mechanic Jesus cry!!! It's like someone filled it with nutella

WHAT you have a baby apprentice mechanic called Jesus ! is there a naked chick in the office called eve by any chance ??

He prefers the pronunciation Hey-zuss though.

And eve was dismissed last week after we caught her getting boned by adam our smoko van driver. Seems he was getting more than apples from her......

gota do a mates rear pinion in his gq, do you need to pull the centre from thew diff or can it be replaced by undoing the pinion nut and pulling the seal etc? if done my zook one before but not a patrol yet