Thread: Lost 4WD in woodhauler

Me and a friend were going to drop off 2 loads of wood at a farmer we know today when things went bad. After my friend got his truck backed up to the door I started to back up when I got hung up in a snow drift with my Dakota. In our attempt to rock it out a nice loud "BANG!" came from the front and there went the 4WD. Later I pulled off the front diff. cover and was greeted by these:



the top and bottom pinon gears out of the differential case. Thankfully a salvage yard has the parts I need so I can get 'er back into service soon.

Ouch... hate when that happens! Just a heads up if your orderin' them over the phone don't order pinion gears, 'cause those are spider gears!

Weld em up and make yourself a 'lincoln-locker' !

Originally Posted by Ductape

Weld em up and make yourself a 'lincoln-locker' !

I wouldn't suggest that in the front axle...unless your steering with your go pedal!

Originally Posted by toyfarm

don't order pinion gears, 'cause those are spider gears!

Got to love factory service manuals. (sarcasm)

Originally Posted by Ductape

Weld em up and make yourself a 'lincoln-locker' !

If I could I would like to put in a 360 and Dana axles front and rear.

salvage yard generally sells the whole axle together...don't the the wrong ratio!

I tried that a long time ago.

reminds me that i have a dana 70 to pull down right after i r/r the nv4500 and fix a little freeze plug situation as well.

three different trucks.

heck, i might do the dana first...

point taken!

Originally Posted by WadePatton

salvage yard generally sells the whole axle together...don't the the wrong ratio!

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What he said - Make sure your front & rear are matched, one will be pulling more or less if not & you'll be doing another teardown before you know it.

if you were rocking and not 1 wheel spinnin' like a mofo, wonder if a roll pin sheared and let the pin work it's way out? i've had thathappen....

drove 5 miles home, make a big sweep and stop (as i was going to back into the parking space), slide it into reverse, let the clutch out, bam.

same thing, exploded spider gears, and the pin shattered in 1/2....

Bum deal.

My fingers are getting cold just thinking about your task in winter.

If you look, they also call the pinion gear a pinion gear. they can't be different and have the same name. Us rednecks call the gears you broke the spider gears.

Don't ya just love the smell of gear lube?

Originally Posted by WadePatton

salvage yard generally sells the whole axle together...don't the the wrong ratio!

I tried that a long time ago.

reminds me that i have a dana 70 to pull down right after i r/r the nv4500 and fix a little freeze plug situation as well.

three different trucks.

heck, i might do the dana first...

My '96 with the NV 4500 came with the Dana 80. Think it was mandatory with the stick in those years.

Originally Posted by mobetter

Don't ya just love the smell of gear lube?

You bet quit using syrup on pancakes many year ago

Originally Posted by blackdiesel

If you look, they also call the pinion gear a pinion gear. they can't be different and have the same name. Us rednecks call the gears you broke the spider gears.

I actually said somethin' along those lines...then decided to agree! It's easier than arguin' with paper work! Just hope he explains well which parts he actually needs!