Stuck diff, stuck halfshaft

[Geking]

Well I've got an open 3.54 that came in my car laying around if your current one is buggered. It's priced well below $150

 

 

I might take you up on that, thanks!

When I get home tonight I will upload a high res closeup of my ring gear and possibly one of the pinion if I can figure out how to get a large camera back in there to take the photo.

 

Thanks again all.

Edited June 18, 2010 by Geking

[Geking]

I got home and took some photos. I guess I did not notice it before, but there is some wear on the gears. Notably on the flat side of the ring gear teeth and the back of the pinion gear teeth.

 

Is it too bad? Should I call this one parts?

 

 

 

 

EDIT:

Looking at the pinion gear, it is not as bad as it looks. Because the dif got hot, the carrier gear has black crud on it. The extremely shiney parts are just lacking the crud, there is no noticeable run out or wear, at least in my opinion.

Edited June 18, 2010 by Geking

[JMortensen]

Tough to tell by the pictures, but when gears get hot like you described, I'd tend to want to just get another one. You can always just assemble it and see what it does. Cross your fingers.

[Geking]

per the last few posts of http://forums.hybrid...n-differential/

 

I ordered the GM 12 bolt shims

 

As I have not found anyone else posting definitively on whether or not these will work, I thought I should.

 

packaging

The Nissan shim is on the right.

 

 

partnumber from summit.

 

It includes 4 X 2.5mm shims, 2 x .5mm, 2 x .4mm, 4 x .3mm and 2 x .23mm shims.

Edited June 23, 2010 by Geking