Rob_WS6's 97 Tahoe decided that being able to accelerate at a certain green light wasn't necessary. He managed to get it home (wasn't far away), with the sweet sound of carnage and death pleasing his ears. Pulled the cover off to find that a lot of the ring gear ...... is on the magnet.
The bottom left carrier bolt is sheared off flush with the housing, so the cap moved free. We found it towards the front of the center section. How in the heck can the bolt shear off like that? The top-left bolt was bent also.
Close up on the ring....
Summit racing seems to not realize that there are other companies then FORD that use bolts to hold them in, since that the only carrier bolts they list on their site.
So theres a Suburban on Craigslist being parted out that hopefully has 3.73 gears in the back. If not then I guess its rebuilding time.
