08-18-2004, 10:05 AM
Its common. the QC on the Maxx diff gears is marginal. When I ran stock diffs I found that I'd have one diff with perfect mesh and wear patterns and the next 4 would be way off. Some of this uneven wear comes from the diff housing flexing under power especially with a .21. eventually the pinion will wear until it begins to skip teeth and it rounds off the teeth. you will hear this especially under breaking as a clicking noise. be carefull going to RRP gears with a .21 unless you are putting AL diff housings and AL diff cups into the truck. RRP gearsets are hardened to the point where if skips a tooth it cracks teeth clean off the pinion rather than just slipping over each other. :eek:
-- John --
1:1.. 01 Z28 Camaro A4 Sure.. its stock.
1:8's.. K3, Inferno GT, and a straight line beater car
1:18.. RC18t Mamba and 3s lipo
1:1.. 01 Z28 Camaro A4 Sure.. its stock.
1:8's.. K3, Inferno GT, and a straight line beater car
1:18.. RC18t Mamba and 3s lipo