[Spridgets] Broken axle/differential?

David Ambrose stargazer1 at cox.net
Sun Oct 9 08:31:37 MDT 2011


Someone was told to reduce the number of broken half-shafts they were 
getting under warranty. So, they made the diff weaker. It breaks first 
thus protecting the half-shafts.
</sarcasm>

On 10/9/2011 4:01 AM, Macy Larry wrote:
> I had this happen once before. Frank was convinced it was a half shaft. But he gave me a diff pumpkin anyway. I was right, it was the diff. Half shafts were fine. I suspect, but only have experiential evidence, that when they stuck the 1500 in the cars, they hardened the half shafts.
>
> Evidence: 2 1500's  (76&  78), 0 broken half shafts, 2 broken diff pumpkins, 100,000+ miles.
>
> Or maybe they made the diff weaker ;-)
>
> Larry
>
> On Oct 7, 2011, at 12:16 AM, derf wrote:
>
>> You will probably find one axle shaft broken.  Remove both and use a
>> broomstick handle to push out the broken piece.
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