Tru Trac, 10 bolt diff advice
#23
TECH Junkie
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Really the best solution is to put a piece of weld in the gears so that the C clip cant rotate(I thought I had a pic of this, but couldnt find it). The C clips need to be new, and not warn at all. Then the plug that goes between the axles needs to slide in very snug. It cant just fall in place, you need to have to push it in place. When that plug fits in place tight it holds the axles out keeping the gear away from the housing.
#24
My 10 bolt has me a bit scared as well between the tq of a big block and spray,only time will tell.my friend told me to cut the ends off my axle tubes and replace with 12 bolt style for c-clip elim. And switch to a spool and get rid of the c-clips.
#25
Really the best solution is to put a piece of weld in the gears so that the C clip cant rotate(I thought I had a pic of this, but couldnt find it). The C clips need to be new, and not warn at all. Then the plug that goes between the axles needs to slide in very snug. It cant just fall in place, you need to have to push it in place. When that plug fits in place tight it holds the axles out keeping the gear away from the housing.
By the way...when I dis-mantle the Tru Trac, what torque specs do I use on all the carrier bolts ?
Also are the caps around 50-55 lbs ?
Thanks for the info and advice Daryl !!!
Pitt
Last edited by pittman; 08-07-2013 at 08:26 AM.
#29
This is what the inside of my case looked like from the gear rubbing. Notice the first pic has 3 oil valleys and the other side only has 1...go figure ??
After cleanup as much as possible:
Waiting on new carrier shims now and I will slap it back together. In case anyone else has a Tru-Trac diff, be sure to change out the axle C-clips
every year or so to help keep this from becoming an issue. Seems to me this could have been designed with a Trunnion Bearing to keep the gear from ever touching the case. My last LS2 timing chain sprocket was designed like that. I think it was a Jennings.
After cleanup as much as possible:
Waiting on new carrier shims now and I will slap it back together. In case anyone else has a Tru-Trac diff, be sure to change out the axle C-clips
every year or so to help keep this from becoming an issue. Seems to me this could have been designed with a Trunnion Bearing to keep the gear from ever touching the case. My last LS2 timing chain sprocket was designed like that. I think it was a Jennings.