? about Blowing a 10 Bolt...
03-20-2005, 06:01 PM
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? about Blowing a 10 Bolt... I am curious... I always hear about people blowing apart their 10 bolts at the races. I am wondering what exactly on the rear end breaks when this happens. If anyone has any pics that would be great. Thanks a lot!
03-20-2005, 06:31 PM
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Sometimes the axles break, sometimes the limited-slip carrier breaks, and sometimes the ring gear shaves off it's teeth like a crazy person eating corn-on-the-cob. The M6 cars with a good hooking set of rear tires and a high rpm launch, with a side-step of the clutch will do it with ease. It is a sickening feeling when you're sitting in the driver's seat and it happens....Many F body owners who have experienced it, awaken late at night, in a cold sweat, shaking uncontrollably... 
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03-21-2005, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Ferocity02
I am curious... I always hear about people blowing apart their 10 bolts at the races. I am wondering what exactly on the rear end breaks when this happens. If anyone has any pics that would be great. Thanks a lot!
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03-21-2005, 08:05 PM
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I thought I was going to be cheap and put a circle track mini spool in my older camaro. I broke the pin once, and then I got a harder one that grenaded and tore a bunch of stuff up. But that was on a 9", I dont tell most people what happened, just "all that chevy power"
03-22-2005, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 81LS1Camaro
I thought I was going to be cheap and put a circle track mini spool in my older camaro. I broke the pin once, and then I got a harder one that grenaded and tore a bunch of stuff up. But that was on a 9", I dont tell most people what happened, just "all that chevy power"
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03-24-2005, 05:51 PM
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I've seen plenty of M6 rears go boom. When will my A4 put the 10 bolt out of it's misery? Last year a was cutting 1.7s on ET Streets, 3.23s, 3200 stall. This year I will have more cam, and 3.42s...
03-25-2005, 03:29 PM
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I sheared 6 teeth off of my richmond 4:10 ring gear. I got one run on the Et street radials- 11.73 with a 1.60 short. I even thought I was launching it easy! I had the moser axles as well as a pro auburn posi unit. I hear this common for this ratio though. It was worth it to run the above time
03-26-2005, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by pasbonsimon
Here ya go- see anything missing?
03-28-2005, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by WJ SOM SS
Looking at the condition of the cover and the carrier, I'd say that's a very high-mileage car...Am I correct? Carrier looks like gear oil was super-heated in the housing, or never changed.... Just my opinion from others I've seen. WJ
03-28-2005, 04:52 PM
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Had Strange 4.10s in my 10 bolt, with a T/A girdle and heavier gear oil (Redline 80w140)... launching at no more than 3k on Nittos, bolt on only car (337 rwhp) it lasted about a dozen passes or so before shearing 8 teeth off the ring gear.
03-28-2005, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Ferocity02
I am curious... I always hear about people blowing apart their 10 bolts at the races. I am wondering what exactly on the rear end breaks when this happens. If anyone has any pics that would be great. Thanks a lot!
this wasn't a "stock" 10 bolt...it had Richmond ProStreet 3.73 gears, a TA cover, and a Auborn Pro Posi.......it was as strong of a 10bolt as you could come up with.......the reason it lived as long as it did (about 50K miles with 400+ rwhp) was because I never had traction (no slicks and road race shocks/springs).....when I went to BFG drag radials is when I think it got hurt.....
it died all at once......I got up and didn't have really any noise as I drove to class in the morning.....that afternoon I couldn't hear the exhaust over the noise of the rearend......BOOOOOOMMMMMM
03-29-2005, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Unstang
I've seen plenty of M6 rears go boom. When will my A4 put the 10 bolt out of it's misery? Last year a was cutting 1.7s on ET Streets, 3.23s, 3200 stall. This year I will have more cam, and 3.42s...
My buddy **** his out Saturady at the track. His 6th pass on his new MT drag radials. it sherred of 3 spider gears but apperas not to hurt the carrier too bad.
04-09-2005, 04:44 PM
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My friend just trashed his rear in his bone stock 96 Yukon, here are some pics of the carnage, I havent really seen anything like this happen before. Does any one else see something wrong with the carrier.
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