Posted by MarkB_MI on April 07, 2020 at 01:04:07 from (174.230.14.132):
In Reply to: Re: News isn't good posted by Geo-TH,In on April 06, 2020 at 18:07:20:
> Mark, I think you are confused again. Alltran said he has no way to measure if axle is true. He also said he doesn't know any on in Indiana that could repair axle.
No, my friend, I'm not confused. Your tranny shop gave you two conflicting stories:
1. An axle housing mis-alignment of 0.002" (whatever that means) can cause differential failure.
2. They don't have any way to measure the housing alignment.
Now, does that make any sense? If the housing alignment was that critical, wouldn't they check every single differential they worked on? Otherwise it's a potential warranty issue.
Their "two thousandths" claim doesn't pass the smell test at any rate, if you think about. We're really not talking about how straight the housing is, after all, but rather how well the axles are aligned with the differential. And there's a lot of slop in the axles, even when the wheel bearings are brand new. And it gets worse as the wheel bearings wear and eventually fail. If the axle alignment was that critical, every time a wheel bearing failed it would take out the differential. And we know that simply does not happen.
Let's back up a bit to how this discussion started. Someone said it looked like the housing was bent based on your picture. It would have to have been REALLY bad to have been visible, but you checked with your trusty drywall square and it looked OK. Maybe the picture was a bit distorted from the angle or something; I don't know. But can we agree that your axle housing IS NOT BENT and move on?
Your plan to replace the differential with a locker is a good one. And 350 bucks for a locking differential is pretty darn cheap. The only question in my mind is whether you do it yourself or have a shop do it. If you do it yourself, you'll need to remove the ring gear from the old carrier and install it on the new one, which is a bit tricky since it's a shrink fit. But I'm sure you can handle it yourself if you want. If you want to farm it out, look for a shop that ONLY works on differentials, not somebody that does it as a sideline.
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