In a message dated 7/4/2005 10:49:58 PM Central Standard Time,
mhooper@digiscreen.ca writes:
> The conundrum is whether or not to replace the crown and pinion gears (a
> rather expensive item) as well all the rest of the wearables. The car has
> been
> driving very smoothly up until this noise has started. It probably only has
> a
> couple of hundred miles on the noisy part, most of them at very low speed.
> The
> mechanic tells me that some of the gears are a bit blue but have no broken
> teeth.
>
> So the question is: can I just have all the bearings and seals replaced, or
> am
> I fooling myself and really must replace the crown and pinion too? Alas the
> money is a concern at the moment so I'd like to save the $600+ dollars extra
> it will cost to get those gears here to Montreal.
>
Before you drop heavy $ in your differential go have a look at Rich Good's
offering. He modifies a Nissan differential that has posi. Go to
Goodparts.com
and lookup the differential upgrade kit.
Dave
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