Originally Posted by
wezyde
I took my diff apart again and it seems like each time I do I find a pile of dirt inside along with a pile of gear fragments. I looked carefully at the case I didn't see any cracks at all. The diff was closed tightly all the way around.
Perhaps the dusty environment of my track is just too much for the b44.1 diff...
I've run an Orion 4.5 (yes, look again, 4.5) in my B44 back in 2008, and have never stripped a bevel gear. After a season, I did notice the rear gears showed far more wear than the front. The "dirt" inside your gear box is most likely the plastic from the gears as it turns into a grainy powder as the gears wear. It's the same debris I found in my gearbox after a season of racing.
When replacing the gears it's important to replace the ring
AND pinion in the gearbox.
Use this part.
http://order.aeteam.net/product_deta...?Itemcode=3914
I switched over to a Tekin 5.5 in 2009, and have yet to strip out a diff gear. Set the slipper a litter looser to help save the diff gears. Hope this helps.