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has eny1 eva cracked a diff housing
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:58 pm
by sjjenkin
had 2 fix this on the weekend it had come appart some 5mm
and heres the new diff housing very simple to do and dident even bleed
( well i did but only from an open cut from work the day b4
)
this paint will look betta on the rocks
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:26 pm
by Pajiretro
Ouch
I havent seen one on those. mine are usualy smashed sun gears to replace
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:39 am
by j-top paj
looks like someone has been flying....
sand dunes???
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:37 am
by Bitsamissin
Cracked rear axle housings have been known to happen with overloaded coil sprung Gen 2 models.
Either high speed jumping or regular heavy load carrying on corrugated roads has been known to do it.
Ralliart here in Melbourne used to have custom made gussets that were welded in place on the top off the axle housing adjoining the pumpkin for extra strengthening.
The only one I know of was Lloyd Swartz in the US (swb Gen 1 3.0 V6)had this happen on the Rubicon Trail and they did a trail fix with a portable welder but his car has seen many, many years of abuse.
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:13 pm
by RokToy4x4
Yea happend to me once, ended up breaking axle when the housing broke, heaps of problems getting the car out of the bush, as the diff housing was sitting on the ground
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:46 pm
by sjjenkin
yea probably i do get airborn sometimes when im bored
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:38 am
by grumpy221
yep happened to me twice now (in different spots)....just got it tig welded ......didnt even drain the diff ......got to stop jumping over things
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:30 pm
by 4BJERO
After Reading this and trying to figure out how you did it
I did the same
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:07 pm
by sjjenkin
must be the subs
but i think i left it to long because it had been leaking sinc i got it 2 years ago