Sand dune in my diff case.....

[bigfol]

So the lads and I went up to the sand dunes for some bashing, had a great time until towards the end of the day my xbe started to cog really badly, at first I thought it was the motor it wasn't until I got home that I found this inside the rear diff case......LOL

 

[maddmike]

Ouch looks like you had fun!!! Now off to cleaning it haha

 

[kaztheminotaur]

Thats pretty bad.

 

[BoukeG]

But the question is, how did it get in there? That is really a lot of sand!!!

 

[GTS 666]

Holy crap man that's a lot sand never seen that before.

 

[Deluge1]

Damn! That's quite a pile!

 

[rchobby89]

I would like to know how it got in there as well if you figure it out make sure to post

 

[Deluge1]

Agreed. Curious to see how it got in!

 

[BoukeG]

And I guess you're found a new way to 'lock' the diff ;-)

 

[Duffy]

LoL, wow. Guess we need to try and seal the diff box after the raise mod.

 

[Deluge1]

Maybe a piece of lexan?

 

[Guest]

So the lads and I went up to the sand dunes for some bashing, had a great time until towards the end of the day my xbe started to cog really badly, at first I thought it was the motor it wasn't until I got home that I found this inside the rear diff case......LOL

Going for the nice sand blasted finish on the crown and pinion.

 

[Guest]

But the question is, how did it get in there? That is really a lot of sand!!!

Was the case loose on the chassis?

 

[Duffy]

What's that pile of sand in the back of that table doing lol?

 

[Guest]

What's that pile of sand in the back of that table doing lol?

Looks like the rest of the dune.

 

[BoukeG]

What's that pile of sand in the back of that table doing lol?

Take a closer look, that is not a table, but the chassis where the diff goes on...

 

[bigfol]

Yep that pile was on the back of the chassis,thats what I found when I lifted off the housing, two of the diff housing screws were lose, I'll be rebuilding with some new cases, It would be nice to be replacing them with 7075's diff housing, but I'm going to wait for 7075 new xbe chassis and steering posts before placing that order.........

 

[Deluge1]

That's a lot of sand for two loose screws!

 

[bigfol]

Going for the nice sand blasted finish on the crown and pinion.

LOL, Your not wrong, I have never seen such I highly polished set of gears in my life.......

 

[Duffy]

Oh hahah that pile is so massive lol.