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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 05:01 PM
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Had an issue at the track last weekend and sounded like something popped off the line. I was able to back up off the track (slowly) and drive it on the trailer. But noticed a noise while turning. It almost sounds like a popping noise or something loose in rearend?

Any idea?? I'm gonna try to look at it this week but not sure what i'm looking at.

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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 06:07 PM
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nm, sounds like a broke spider gear...
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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TXCatfish
nm, sounds like a broke spider gear...
I had the same issue at the track and you quessed it "spider gears in posi
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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 07:42 PM
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Spider gears. I tore a 10 bolt torsen up and it started by popping while turning and eventually just grinded to its death all the time.
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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 08:43 PM
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will the rear diff still work if the torsen is toast?? mine is doing the same thing. lol
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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 08:48 AM
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Can I just replace the spider gear? If everything else looks okay..
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 12:03 AM
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What year is the car? The Torsen diff dosen't have actual spider gears in it like the Auburn does. But yes it does sound like you tore up the differential. I had an Auburn in my car because the previous owner had to replace the entire rearend and used one from an LT1 car. I ended up ripping four teeth out of that Auburn diff and went back to a Torsen when I rebuilt it.

Also correct me if I'm wrong but the Auburn can be rebuilt and the Torsen can't?
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 04:21 PM
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Can I just replace the spider gear? If everything else looks okay..
I had to replace my posi!
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Yeah gears in your posi, my car had a true trac in it when I got it, I believe somebody got the best out of it before me! It started poping around corners, there were teeth missing on the helical gears in it! I juss picked up a new rearend for $200 lol!
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 04:51 PM
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how did you find a new rear end for $200?
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Originally Posted by WVhuggerSS
Yeah gears in your posi, my car had a true trac in it when I got it, I believe somebody got the best out of it before me! It started poping around corners, there were teeth missing on the helical gears in it! I juss picked up a new rearend for $200 lol!
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how did you find a new rear end for $200?
new to him haha
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Just did the same thing to mine due to 28" slicks. Everyone wanted $200 for a unit. I found a stock replacement 10 bolt for $150 so I went that route.
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