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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:49 PM
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replacing spider gears

well, i know this has been discussed time and time again but, my rear end clunks real bad when i put it in reverse or drive. took the rear end apart to discover the lose spider gears. i alost have a limited slip. how do i go about replacing this? sould i just buy a new limted slip? or can the spiders be replaced?

or am i just all messed up here?
 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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If you have a Trac-Loc limited slip this is what it should look like. Does yours have all these parts and in particular the large cross pin through the S spring with a retaining bolt in the case divot to the top left? If any of the parts in your diff are worn or broken they can be replaced with those from a donor.

 
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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yea that looks alot like what i have. can i just buy spider gears separate?
 
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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And you're sure it's the spider gears making the noise and not a loose pinion nut?
 
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 02:43 PM
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pretty sure it is.

when we took the cover off, the spider gears were pretty loose...
 
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