Bought the truck about 2 months ago. No noticable problems other then some slop in the steering which i was aware of at the time of purchase (i fixed it the weekend i picked it up) But lately i have been noticing some excess noise coming from underneath. Sounded like bearing noise when i would be in that in between stage of in the gas or out of it. But no noise when i would coast. Figured it was either a bearing in the trans (zf-6) or a pinion bearing in the rear axle. Decided to change the fluid and inspect it. Heres what i found....
What i dug out the bottom of the diff...
Ive been in the offroad community for a while, building jeeps for rock crawling, so ive had my fair share of carnage. big tires+beadlocks+deep gear ratios+alot of torque+some skinny pedal= epic failures. But what would cause this in a daily driven truck? Too many clutch dumps on pavement?
Truck is a stock 7.3. 4" lift on 315's. ZF-6.
What i dug out the bottom of the diff...
Ive been in the offroad community for a while, building jeeps for rock crawling, so ive had my fair share of carnage. big tires+beadlocks+deep gear ratios+alot of torque+some skinny pedal= epic failures. But what would cause this in a daily driven truck? Too many clutch dumps on pavement?
Truck is a stock 7.3. 4" lift on 315's. ZF-6.