Found these swimming in the gear oil...turn out it's the cross pin retaining pin, plus a pinion toot...
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Found these swimming in the gear oil...turn out it's the cross pin retaining pin, plus a pinion toot...
...no cross pin retainer means the cross pin tries to walk out...
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...no cross pin retainer means the cross pin tries to walk out...
Interesting metal migration on the bottom edge of the diff cover.
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Interesting metal migration on the bottom edge of the diff cover.
Snapped off drain plug bolt; I need to make some kind of guard for this.
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Snapped off drain plug bolt; I need to make some kind of guard for this.