Smoking rear axle bearings
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Smoking rear axle bearings
I have gone through 3 rear axle shafts and bearings in the past two years. I had it replaced the first time ran it not even one summer and it was bad again. Replaced it for the second time had everything cleaned to the max entire rear cleaned out lasted about a summer and a half now it is bad again. Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?
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good to know thanks guys last things how often should I be adding gear oil and also I have a guy that wants to sell me a rear end but its a 4 channel will i have any issues since mine is a 3
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Yes,you'll have issues ! A 3 channel can be converted to a 4 channel by using/swapping the 4 channel axles and backing plates into the 3 channel rearend. A 4 channel is not worth converting into a 3 channel because of the machining necessary to do on the housing and putting the reluctor onto the carrier.