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     mark gomez (Mark) Member Username: Mark Post Number: 50 Registered: 05-2003 |
The rear end on my 97d1 is dying a slow death. The gear oil is dark in one week of driving but still translucent. After two months, the oil is dark gray with slight metallic coloring and non-translucent. I used a flashlight to peep into the fill hole but can only see the right side spider gear and the ring gear both look to be fine. I plan to pull the 3rd member in the next few weeks to get a better look at what is causing the gear oil to turn gray in short time. What I�m really hoping for is that the ring and pinion will be reusable (I�m happy with stock gearing) and that the carrier and spiders are the cause of the problem so that all I�ll need to do is replace it with the new carrier/bearings and new axles (planning on detroit w/HD axles of some sort.) Right now the rear is working fine with no noise or clunking but I�m looking to fix this before catastrophic failure leaves me stuck somewhere. Will I be able to see the cause of the problem when I pull the 3rd member or do you think this is a slow grind type of deterioration that is hard to see by eye? I�ve searched in the archives, but most of the posts were regarding blown diffs that had obvious damage. Any advice and suggestions are appreciated - Mark |
