pinion bearing face damaged
I used a drummel to cut off the rear bearing race. Opps, cut into the pinion shaft a little. A friend says its like cutting into a glass sheet. It will fail there and I ruined the pinion. Some say I can emery cloth it smooth but it is a little deeper than that. Did I ruin the pinion or can I use it with the small cut on it without any future problems? I don't drive it hard and rarely go off road with it. It is the 9.25, 392 tracloc differential. Thank in advance for all info.
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Can you post a pic?
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Hope this works. I measured its depth and it is about 1 mm deep or a touch less. Measured at the edge of seat. |
Ouch. That's pretty deep, and is definitely going to weaken the pinion. You *might* be able to get away with it, if you don't beat on it. Since you have it apart already though...... I would be real tempted to replace ring and pinion.... (gotta replace them as a set.)
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I would run it. Theoretically you still have more material than the threaded end of the pinion. Just imo.....
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Thanks for the input. I have already spent crazy money on this truck and don't want to spend any more so that being said I will wait for a few more responses before I leap forward into the abyss. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by TrueDogman
(Post 3429096)
I would run it. Theoretically you still have more material than the threaded end of the pinion. Just imo.....
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I'd recommend a new ring and pinion. You have the rear end apart anyway. Put it back together with new parts then have it lashed at a shop.
But, I don't think there is much risk by putting the cut pinion back in the truck. You'll press on the new rear pinion bearing and it will have a hardened inner casing that covers the cut. |
I would replace it why go through all the work just for it to possibly fail.
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Smooth out the edges press the bearing on and run it, there isn't enough material gone to weaken it a significant amount. If it had an actual stress crack that would be a different story.
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