Many many broken gears

[littlebuck23]

After getting a good few whams in combo with a lil jerk motion when turning I removed the diff cover to inspect. The folks at ihon and I were hoping it was just a posi that needed lube.

Both spider gears are heavily damaged. The lil gears that connect to them are bad too. The ring is good. The pinion is missing half of one tooth from what I could see.


I dont wheel this thing often. To be honest it's mostly dirt roads I trudge down. And that is about 6 times a year.

Diddnt find a bunch of teeth in the diff bottom. I wonder where they were flung to.

 

[Scoutboy74]

Wowza! You must have done something to anger the Scout gods.

 

[IHRunner]

Ouch. Thats a bad day. Where can the teeth go? Lol

 

[FDChappie]

Lost a tooth on the pinion on my Scout too. It was about 10 years ago, I exit the freeway, roll gently up to a stop light and when the clutch was let out, crunch, crunch, thunk. It was stuck in the middle of the road. No warning what so ever. Sorry about your diff.

 

[littlebuck23]

A very reputable shop has had the rig all day. (rearend specialties). Good guys over there. There is a 73 IH flatbed in the parking lot. They use it to run parts n stuff. My rigs do not go near the 4x4 parts off road shop or whatever they call themselves. They get awefull reveiws on a regular basis and have high prices to boot.

All new gears are being installed with a good used posi unit. All my stuff was toast. I limped it over this morning. A few large bills will be fleeing from my wallet today but that's life. I'll post pics of the destroyed stuff.

 

[IHRunner]

Thats good news and bad news. Im glad its getting fixed by a trustworthy person. And im sorry your wallet is gonna be flat. I hate to see a Scout injured

 

[littlebuck23]

Here are shots of the removed carrier and pinion.

But chin up!! I drove it home today and my Holley 2300 had arrived. Out with the 2210!!

 

[Steve Grant]

Had same thing happen pulling out of my driveway years ago....happened to my Dad in the same truck in the 70's....truck in question a 1974 100 4x4 shortbed. Glad you got her fixed.