JaYZeig

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ok, well not THAT bad, but enough to do this..anyone know wtf happened? was just driving and clunkclunkclunk..hit a bump, it got worse and started smelling the rear diff fluid...look under that car and its pissin. drove it home (was only across town) took the cover off and found this. any recommendations on a built carrier? or should i just go with a whole built axle..(also a pic of my future plans)

FirstYrLS1Z

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some past threads on the same failure

https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...blem-help.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/gears-axl...n-10-bolt.html

garygnu

a 99 with a m6,how many miles on the rear?and a turbo! you are asking too much of a stock 10 bolt.time for a better rear end.

JaYZeig

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125xxx miles on the rear..with a ms4cam and nitrous..turbo is in the VERY near future plans and im thinking i might as well go with bigger and better wince i will be beating on the car on a daily basis at the track. seems like alot of ppl are havin this prob with the bolts backing out and snapping..thanks for the links FirstYrLS1Z, explains alot.

FirstYrLS1Z

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considering that all 99-02 posi f-bods got the Torsen,I don't consider it a lot of people,those threads are relatively recent and I don't recall seeing any before that. could have been a manufacturing/assembly batch problem(not that Torsen would admit it.
but to answer your question,with your power levels(now and future) and your ETs' with an M6,an upgrade to a bigger rearend would be advised.

Sube

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I have the same exact pictures, well except for the turbo. Blew mine with my H/C car on a 15mph roll into WOT. I would say it was just your time to go, those 10 bolts are weak as hell. Go with a 9inch or go home lol.

need4fun2469

this is exactly what happened to my axle. sheared the bolt and punctured the cover in the same spot. I have 76,xxx on car w,a4. In the process of putting a 9" in.

Bob@BruteSpeed

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Hmm, I thought I heard these 10 bolt rears were bulletproof! Bob

black06g85

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damn I got over a 137,000 miles on mine, hopefully it holds for a bit lol. just bolt ons right now, but building a 408 over the winter