Spider Gears - Yukon or ?

ihatemybike · **Posted:** Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:47 am

You can hear the spider gears break at 45 seconds in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B18omVHHMCs

I pulled the diff yesterday and inspected the internals. Luckily only the spider gears were damaged. These gears were in a 'good used' carrier that we had JBA use to built up our steel front diff. (No way are we blaming JBA.) I'm assuming that these are just OEM spider gears.

Those that have experience with these things, are Yukon spider gears worth the extra money or are we fine with new OEM gears?

XJMA · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:37 pm

I would be that they are just selling factory ones, no? If the option were spicer over yukon, I would go with spicer.

YOu're looking for spicers for the front 30? Are they the same as in in XJ? I think I have XJ Dana 30 spiders hanging around if you want, PM me if you're interested.

If you didn't have the IFS I would say just throw a locker in there!! Did you say you have a steel front diff though instead of the aluminum one?? If so....why not lock it???

XJMA · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:14 am

wow, didn't know you could get a steel front diff!! cool.

let me know if you want me to send you some D30 spiders for shipping cost...they're just taking up space.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:35 pm

XJMA wrote:

wow, didn't know you could get a steel front diff!! cool.

So tell us where you have been hiding that you didn't know about it :ROTFL:

XJMA · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:53 pm

well I mean steel one for a liberty.

I haven't modded my wife's liberty, just maintenance....and maintain a few libertys at work too. my XJs are modded....pig iron diffs and steel housings from the factory!! Of course, we still beef those up/swap in larger units too, haha.

TAHOE · **Posted:** Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:46 pm

I had a set of Yukon ring/pinion in my old Astro, worked well. Know some guys who run them in there wamed up LS1 Camaros/TA's and they hold up in those also. I would buy another set of Yukons.

slipinkramer · **Joined:** Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:00 pm **Posts:** 43

That was one righteous big "pop" you made there, Mario. Years ago I wheeled a lot with a real old school red neck character who always referred to the accelerator pedal as the "breakage" pedal.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:42 pm

ihatemybike wrote:

You can hear the spider gears break at 45 seconds in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B18omVHHMCs

...and you can thank me for catching the carnage on video.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:57 am

Gesh Jayme, you’re breaking something every time you get out on the trail. :shock:

You just put the new front diff in?

ihatemybike · **Posted:** Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:23 pm

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

...and you can thank me for catching the carnage on video.

Thanks

Yeah, the diff was installed the week before, but a "good used" case was installed. Guess it wasn't that good.

I'm mid-process putting the new gears in. Need a punch to push the retaining pin out.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:30 pm

ihatemybike wrote:

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

...and you can thank me for catching the carnage on video.

Thanks

No problem! Sometimes I watch that video on my iPhone for humor. :mrgreen:

(This is off-topic but I don't care...) :arrow:

Oh, and every time I see an Astro van, I think of you all.

Thanks
:goink:

P.S.
There's one up the road from my house that looks all patriotic.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:18 am

yellocoyote wrote:

It's been a bad year for Eugene. I'm giving him the winter off... maybe Eugene is testing me... trying to see if I'll sell, or if I'm in it for the long run.

:JEEPIN:

Eugene knows that it's true love, but with all marriages, it's about loving through sickness and health. At least you have stayed committed.

ihatemybike · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:46 am

blackwidowkj06 wrote:

Oh, and every time I see an Astro van, I think of you all.

Thanks
:goink:

You're welcome.

You know it's cause Astros totally rock and stuff.

NewOldTimer · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:19 pm

yellocoyote wrote:

dieselenthusiast wrote:

yellocoyote wrote:

It's been a bad year for Eugene. I'm giving him the winter off... maybe Eugene is testing me... trying to see if I'll sell, or if I'm in it for the long run.
:JEEPIN:

Eugene knows that it's true love, but with all marriages, it's about loving through sickness and health. At least you have stayed committed.

That's what I keep trying to tell myself. :roll:

I know where there's on 05 KJ with about 40K miles on it that's up for sale..........
..... in case you're interested..... :SOMBRERO:

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:01 pm

Yall acttually sealed it for me there will be and ARB in the front of mine found a nice used one for 400 that came out of a rolled libby. Also found Yukon 4.10s for the rear and Yukon carrier for 100 bucks and got a whole 8.25 axle to go with it the gears have less then 500 miles on them. Now for 4.10 gears for the front and install kits and an ARB locker in the rear.

Kasmir Jones · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:22 pm

audiboy86 wrote:

Yall acttually sealed it for me there will be and ARB in the front of mine found a nice used one for 400 that came out of a rolled libby. Also found Yukon 4.10s for the rear and Yukon carrier for 100 bucks and got a whole 8.25 axle to go with it the gears have less then 500 miles on them. Now for 4.10 gears for the front and install kits and an ARB locker in the rear.

Hey Audi, send some my way!

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:32 pm

LOL Thank Arron for teaching me about crazedlist.org that is what helped me out to find everything.

ihatemybike · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:42 am

audiboy86 wrote:

Thank Arron

I'm a pirate now, pirates are cool.

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