burntkat
NAXJA Member #1145
- Location
- Charleston, SC
I have an 05 Liberty Renegade, 4x4, 6spd, 3.7, ChryCo 8.25...., 1 previous owner was a non-wheeler, and the LSD has severely chipped spider gears.
Spider gears are unavailable to R&R, so no easy fix. Can't even find a takeout carrier on Fleabay to steal them from.
Can't swing a full R&P job at present, and much prefer to do the work myself (with my son's help, who just happens to be a mechanic at the Jeep dealer, so has access to all the tooling)..
The ring and pinion passed inspection, so here's what I am thinking -
'downgrade' to open. I can get carriers cheap (80 or so), and transfer over my ring gear. We are advised to replace the pinion bearings no matter which way we go, as they are a known issue in the 8.25. So basically do half the work of a full R&P, and run on the open carrier for a while.
Is there ything I am overlooking in this? I can't swing a rebuild right now, I just put 2 grand in the vehicle.
At some point in the next year or so, replace the spiders with an Aussie Locker.
Of course, ideally, someone knows of a lunchbox locker that will work in a LSD carrier, in which case do please let me know in a reply...
Spider gears are unavailable to R&R, so no easy fix. Can't even find a takeout carrier on Fleabay to steal them from.
Can't swing a full R&P job at present, and much prefer to do the work myself (with my son's help, who just happens to be a mechanic at the Jeep dealer, so has access to all the tooling)..
The ring and pinion passed inspection, so here's what I am thinking -
'downgrade' to open. I can get carriers cheap (80 or so), and transfer over my ring gear. We are advised to replace the pinion bearings no matter which way we go, as they are a known issue in the 8.25. So basically do half the work of a full R&P, and run on the open carrier for a while.
Is there ything I am overlooking in this? I can't swing a rebuild right now, I just put 2 grand in the vehicle.
At some point in the next year or so, replace the spiders with an Aussie Locker.
Of course, ideally, someone knows of a lunchbox locker that will work in a LSD carrier, in which case do please let me know in a reply...