Think I've lost the LSD - 2
03-27-2011 | 01:39 PM
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Think I've lost the LSD - 2 Hm, I can't access my original thread (Think I've lost the lsd) any more 
Anyway, see attached for why the rear end started clunking! That's not the LSD then... but on a 120k mile car I guess I should replace everything now, gears, lsd, bearings (including wheel)... yes??
-I <know> someone will say just put 9" in it or similar, but it appears to me that that option will cost about double, also from what I saw, even the "bolt in" ones like Moser sell aren't quite bolt in, at least on my 3-channel rear, so in fact the cost goes up...
If I go with new bits in the old axle, from what I read, Motive are ok for gears (not too noisy) but who for lsd?
kr D.
PS: The failure looks to me like a classic "fatigue failure" and I bet an aircraft eng. would say either "inclusions" or "bad machining"
Anyway, see attached for why the rear end started clunking! That's not the LSD then... but on a 120k mile car I guess I should replace everything now, gears, lsd, bearings (including wheel)... yes??
-I <know> someone will say just put 9" in it or similar, but it appears to me that that option will cost about double, also from what I saw, even the "bolt in" ones like Moser sell aren't quite bolt in, at least on my 3-channel rear, so in fact the cost goes up...
If I go with new bits in the old axle, from what I read, Motive are ok for gears (not too noisy) but who for lsd?
kr D.
PS: The failure looks to me like a classic "fatigue failure" and I bet an aircraft eng. would say either "inclusions" or "bad machining"
03-27-2011 | 01:49 PM
#2
Hm, I can't access my original thread (Think I've lost the lsd) any more
Anyway, see attached for why the rear end started clunking! That's not the LSD then... but on a 120k mile car I guess I should replace everything now, gears, lsd, bearings (including wheel)... yes??
-I <know> someone will say just put 9" in it or similar, but it appears to me that that option will cost about double, also from what I saw, even the "bolt in" ones like Moser sell aren't quite bolt in, at least on my 3-channel rear, so in fact the cost goes up...
If I go with new bits in the old axle, from what I read, Motive are ok for gears (not too noisy) but who for lsd?
kr D.
PS: The failure looks to me like a classic "fatigue failure" and I bet an aircraft eng. would say either "inclusions" or "bad machining"
Anyway, see attached for why the rear end started clunking! That's not the LSD then... but on a 120k mile car I guess I should replace everything now, gears, lsd, bearings (including wheel)... yes??
-I <know> someone will say just put 9" in it or similar, but it appears to me that that option will cost about double, also from what I saw, even the "bolt in" ones like Moser sell aren't quite bolt in, at least on my 3-channel rear, so in fact the cost goes up...
If I go with new bits in the old axle, from what I read, Motive are ok for gears (not too noisy) but who for lsd?
kr D.
PS: The failure looks to me like a classic "fatigue failure" and I bet an aircraft eng. would say either "inclusions" or "bad machining"
Al in Tucson
Al
03-27-2011 | 02:54 PM
#3
03-27-2011 | 04:20 PM
#4
My guess would be shock loading. Why not calculate what it's going to cost to get it back together, price an S-60, and see how much a better axle will really cost? On my car an S-60 was a drop in. Had some issue but not bad. And wasn't all that bad considering what a 12 bolt or 9" Ford would cost. Look through the posts here and see what problems we're having with the various installs.
Al in Tucson
Al
Al in Tucson
Al
