Got the old one (a 7" torsen) out and opened up.. pinion is missing about
half the teeth, ring is chewed up but mostly intact (might get some photos
of it up). No clue what happened. The only anomaly is the clover shaped
dampener had spun on the yoke (couldn't take out the driveshaft bolts when
I did the tranny), but not slapping around loose. This had happened a long
time ago, 2 years ago in fact. Other than that, nothing else seemed out
of place and there was fluid in the case, etc. So, who knows, unit had
120,000 hard miles on it and some wheel hop from the dragstrip when I got
the car, so I'm thinking old age and fatigue.
New unit, I picked up 26k mile 95 4.10 unit for $150 (complete carrier with
open diffy), dropped it and the torsen off to a driveline shop to have them
combine them. Should have them back Wed and the car running next week
sometime.
Wallyman
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