[6pack] Differential Health Metrics

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

Jerry---Your mechanic could be right in his assessment, but there are several more "parts" that could cause the lay you now see when rocking the wheel. Among these would be wear in the pin thru the two planet gears, the sun gears, and the shims and cup washers that set the lash. Also to be considered would be any wear in the axle splines, u-joints, and if you have wire wheels, these splines also. Most likely would be the stacked tolerances from all of these parts, working together.
If you haven't already done so, check these outside the diff case parts, by holding one end of the line and turning the other.
To see what's going on inside the diff, it's best to remove it and look in thru the back plate.

Dick
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