Re: Ring Gear Bolts

From: Spontelli, Ramon (rs11(at)elsegundoca.ncr.com)
Date: Wed Mar 26 1997 - 11:05:00 CST


> It is a good practice to remove the differential cover on high
> mileage cars every few years and torque the ring gear bolts to
> specification. I have found many "on their way" to lossening. I
> suspect that they take many years to complete their tortuous path to
> destruction.

Oh man! Now when I'm done with the Alpine, I'm going to have to get
"intimate" with the 150,000-mile daily-driver Capri, and with both ends of
the 250,000-mile Jeep Cherokee?

Oh man! Well, at least they HAVE differential covers!

Thanks for the tip Jim. I didn't know this was a common problem.

Ramon



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