ScaldedDog
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The title asks the question. Here's why I'm asking:
Using the lazy man's backlash measurement (how far can you turn the driveshaft by hand before it hits resistance), I've noticed it has increased over time, and I can now turn the rear driveshaft nearly a quarter turn with one hand. (By contrast, I can turn the front shaft about half that.) The 3rd was setup by ZUK a number of years ago with my 20 year old Detroit locker and cryo'd gears. The ring gear teeth look fine, and I can't find hardly any metal in the bottom of the Diamond housing with a magnet, and what little I do see is just dust. The gears sound fine, to the extent that I can tell, but I do get a little decel clunk.
What might cause this? The only thing I can think of is the cryo'd gears are wearing. The rig is a trailer queen but does get driven around Moab some a couple of times a year. Other than that, it rarely sees the road.
What else might cause it?
Mark
Using the lazy man's backlash measurement (how far can you turn the driveshaft by hand before it hits resistance), I've noticed it has increased over time, and I can now turn the rear driveshaft nearly a quarter turn with one hand. (By contrast, I can turn the front shaft about half that.) The 3rd was setup by ZUK a number of years ago with my 20 year old Detroit locker and cryo'd gears. The ring gear teeth look fine, and I can't find hardly any metal in the bottom of the Diamond housing with a magnet, and what little I do see is just dust. The gears sound fine, to the extent that I can tell, but I do get a little decel clunk.
What might cause this? The only thing I can think of is the cryo'd gears are wearing. The rig is a trailer queen but does get driven around Moab some a couple of times a year. Other than that, it rarely sees the road.
What else might cause it?
Mark
