Originally Posted by
Cummins Driver
What part of the gear differential is failing? It'll cost me $30 or so to convert this to a gear diff, so im leaving the ball diff, just wondered what part of the gear diff failed?
I killed the outdrives for the gear diff as well as eroded the gears inside to the point that they would mesh fine under light acceleration but would grind horribly with more power, even after being shimmed. Contrary to popular belief, AE gear diffs are more expensive to maintain than a properly maintained ball diff.