d 30s Rule! or is it installer issues?

So I remember reading about dana 30 arbs wanting to spit out bolts so I thought I would take a looksee, and I wasn't super excited with what I found.

first off are these the bolts that normally back off and do was that prior to these little bolt locks? one bolt was missing the little lock and it was a 1/4 turn loose.




and is this the correct torque spec for d30 ring gear bolts?



there were 2-3 sticking out like this. ALL THE BOLTS WERE FINGER TIGHT! Is this from the installer being to lazy to use locktite? or is this a flexy d30 housing issues? the d30 is semi trussed.

my current plan of attack is some HS loctite after I clean the bores and bolts with brake cleaner.

Good thing you caught that! That could have gotten expensive in a hurry.

Jes

Looks like installer FU to me. Guess he ran out of Loc-Tite.

tighten the bolts and weld them to the carrier

Not uncommon, must have been a lazy installer. You should have gotten someone that knew what he was doing!

Your plan of attack is good. Clean it up with my favourite solvent, and use the HS loctite. I have some extra lock rings for the ARB, if you need them. They are at the office if you want to pick them up tomorrow. 916-341-5393.

You need more pre-load on that carrier. See the "Re-gear" thread for a discussion. I can do it for you when I get back form bowhunting. Just for kicks, do you have the ability to check backlash with a dial indicator? I bet it's near .020.

Carrier flex rears its ugly head again.

CRASH