broken differential [not new, dont worry!]

jerbacher · **Posted:** Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:35 pm

tom just came across some photos of my busted differential from when we swapped it and i thought i would share so everyone knows what one looks like and wont have to go break theirs just out of curiosity!! :lol:

RkyMtnKJ · **Posted:** Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:24 pm

thats a helluva crack :shock:

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:53 pm

it's interesting to see how it cracked and also how if sort of followed some lines in the case itself. Hard to tell in the pictures but in real life you could. Wish I would of taken more pictures now. :oops:

Tom

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:55 pm

thats just a tiny hairline crack, some JB Weld and duct tape will fix it right up!!! :lol:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:15 am

Glad you posted those! Very interesting indeed. They need to be sent to the engineer that designed it and hopefully got fired. Hes probably the same one that rigged up the Kj's lower balljoints. :roll:

Uffe · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:18 pm

I see how the metal diff collar works now.

How much did that new diff housing set you back?

jerbacher · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:25 pm

Uffe wrote:

I see how the metal diff collar works now.

How much did that new diff housing set you back?

well, i got the new housing assembly from a salvage yard for $250. it was from an '03 with about 60k on it. was clean and in good condition. there was plenty more cost though for the gear oil, seals, RTV sealant etc. etc. there are alot of misc. things that you have to get, but $250 for that housing was a steal in my book.

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:27 pm

yea i didnt even notice that, i see where that collar ring goes now!

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:12 pm

Boy that looks familiar.

Sean150 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:55 pm

lol yeah. when I first crawled under there it was one of those "uhh Jer, youv got more than just a chunk missing from your diff..."

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:58 am

WOW! i didnt know it was that bad.. haha.. i have a whole new respect for your liberty making it out of the woods and back to the rest stop! (dont look at my picture to the left.. it might give you nightmares

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tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:07 am

Yes when we crawled under it was just all ..open :wink:

could see all kinds of cool gears etc :lol:

Not glad it happened to Jon , but glad I was able to see it up close and see what really happens, which reminds me after looking at those pictures, I need to clean my garage better before I take more pictures in there!

KJ04 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:03 am

Wow! Split both sides, far worse looking than mine was. I just lost a 2''x4" chunk and had the crack on the left side. I kept the chunk for a souvenir!

Prospect62 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:26 pm

RAYMAN975 wrote:

thats just a tiny hairline crack, some JB Weld and duct tape will fix it right up!!! :lol:

I was thinking wood glue and staples. :-)r

JTClimber · **Posted:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:24 pm

Looks familiar to me too......2x

Video Guy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:13 pm

Crack kills.

broken differential [not new, dont worry!]

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