opinions on these pictures??!

iroll919 · Jul 4, 2009

i bought a 8.8 regeared to 4.88s this weekend and was in a hurry when i did it and never opened up the diff before i handed over the cash

i finally got around to opening it up and found this

there was no pieces inside the diff and the fluid was not all shiny so i need some opinions

does it look like i might be able to get away with running these gears for a while

or does this look really bad

thanks

ECKSJAY · Jul 4, 2009

Teeth get ground off c-clip axles so the cross shaft can be installed after the shafts are. Different gear ratios use thicker ring gears...so grinding a couple teeth down is necessary.

nick86 · Jul 4, 2009

ECKSJAY said:
Teeth get ground off c-clip axles so the cross shaft can be installed after the shafts are. Different gear ratios use thicker ring gears...so grinding a couple teeth down is necessary.

X2, you will be allright.

iroll919 · Jul 4, 2009

ok i read about people doing that on chrysler 8.25s but i could not find any info on whether or not people do it on 8.8s

its hard to see in the pictures but it looks to me like they were ground down with a grinder or dremel

im just looking for all the opinions i can get any input is appreciated

thanks everybody

iroll919 · Jul 4, 2009

any ideas morning crew??

veedubshafer · Jul 4, 2009

Yeah, I have an idea. Put it back together and git er dun.

dgrigorenko · Jul 4, 2009

Put it back together. It's fine, like was said before it was ground down to get the cross pin in there. Perfectly normal

sunburned · Jul 4, 2009

The ring gear on my C8.25 has way more ground off than that. You'll be fine, nothing is out of the ordinary. It won't cause any excess wear or breaking of the gears.

ECKSJAY · Jul 4, 2009

iroll919 said:
any ideas morning crew??

Oooh, I'll bite my tongue here.

WB9YZU · Jul 4, 2009

Opinions on the pictures??!

OK Ill bite:

The 1st picture seems OK, nice contrast and good content selection.

The 2nd picture is out of focus, and I'm not sure if you're trying to take a pix of the ring gear or that piece of machinery behind it.

-LOL!

-Ron

Kiefer316 · Jul 4, 2009

where did you get a 4.88 geared 8.8 around here?

JeepFreak21 · Jul 4, 2009

iroll919 said:
any ideas morning crew??

Teeth get ground off c-clip axles so the cross shaft can be installed after the shafts are. Different gear ratios use thicker ring gears...so grinding a couple teeth down is necessary.
Billy

99xj4x4 · Jul 4, 2009

Yep, normal. Run it.

jeeperjohn · Jul 4, 2009

Good to go bro!

iroll919 · Jul 4, 2009

hope i dint offend anybody i just wanted as many opinions as possible

thanks everybody just gotta finish the brakes and she will be done

jbsjunk · Jul 5, 2009

Richmond has a cut cross shaft that works with thick ring gears.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/RMG-8002791/

NW-ZJ-SCOTT · Jul 5, 2009

It will be fine just dont ever put it in reverse while in 4wd with your stereo turned up and your dome light on.

veedubshafer · Jul 5, 2009

nw-xj-scott said:
It will be fine just dont ever put it in reverse while in 4wd with your stereo turned up and your dome light on.

YEAH, but thats only gonna hurt if you are running a 5 speed with a stock shift knob!

ECKSJAY · Jul 5, 2009

veedubshafer said:
YEAH, but thats only gonna hurt if you are running a 5 speed with a stock shift knob!

Not unless a left-handed mechanic installed it with a metric screwdriver.

veedubshafer · Jul 5, 2009

ECKSJAY said:
Not unless a left-handed mechanic installed it with a metric screwdriver.

Are you sure? I always thought that it didn't matter unless the screwdriver had a square wooden handle. Hmm, I could be wrong though.

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