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Open differential spider gears breaking

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by nschmittsd, May 1, 2018.

  1. May 1, 2018 at 12:44 PM
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    Sandman614

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    On the street, daily driving/towing/commuting, they'll be fine, unless you're drag racing/drifting/burning rubber/jumping dunes more.
     
  2. May 1, 2018 at 12:46 PM
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    So, if I read this right, you blew up the original 130k mile 3.73 ratio open diff rear and now you installed a 4.56 open diff and are wondering how it's going to hold up?

    I'm assuming the open diffs have 2 spiders. Do the limited slips have 4 spiders?
     
  3. May 1, 2018 at 12:46 PM
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    andrew61987

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    Who knows. Maybe the spider gears were an isolated failure due to abuse. Maybe you bent or screwed up something else (bearings? axle shaft?) that caused premature spider failure. Let us know.
     
  4. May 1, 2018 at 12:56 PM
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    nschmittsd

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    Exactly. And open diffs have 2 spider gears. Not sure about limited slip.
     
  5. May 1, 2018 at 1:01 PM
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    This is the answer I was looking for. Thank you
     

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