aeronca65t
Great Pumpkin
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I find I'm getting about 10 events out of a ring and pinion these days. To me, that's not too bad.....used replacements are cheap and pretty easy to find. I'm swapping out the entire differential and not just the ring & pinion.
I actually "caught" this one just before total failure. The pinion is severely worn and there is a ton of "slack" between it and the ring gear. These differentials are old and well used so I'm not complaining. Honestly, I think it's the sticky race tires that are causing the failure. Not much to be done about that.
The differential I'm replacing is from the Sprite I drove in college (45 years ago). I know because it's welded and that's the only one I've ever welded. I only put it in because I had no other spares at the time (I've collected a few more since then).
Over the years, I have generally preferred a normal "open" diff and that's what I'm putting in today. I like them at least partly because the car is easier to push around in my driveway
I used to snap axles (outer end) until I switched to double-bearing hubs. Now axles seem to last quite a long time (I just use stock axles). I also added Speedi Sleeves a few years ago and that seems to have stopped (most) gear oil leakage into the brake drums. Just put new rear shoes and wheel cylinders in too so things should be OK for a while. I hope.
The car is resting on jack stands, but I also left the lift jacks in place. Plus I put the tires under the car just in case. Belt and suspenders
I actually "caught" this one just before total failure. The pinion is severely worn and there is a ton of "slack" between it and the ring gear. These differentials are old and well used so I'm not complaining. Honestly, I think it's the sticky race tires that are causing the failure. Not much to be done about that.
The differential I'm replacing is from the Sprite I drove in college (45 years ago). I know because it's welded and that's the only one I've ever welded. I only put it in because I had no other spares at the time (I've collected a few more since then).
Over the years, I have generally preferred a normal "open" diff and that's what I'm putting in today. I like them at least partly because the car is easier to push around in my driveway
I used to snap axles (outer end) until I switched to double-bearing hubs. Now axles seem to last quite a long time (I just use stock axles). I also added Speedi Sleeves a few years ago and that seems to have stopped (most) gear oil leakage into the brake drums. Just put new rear shoes and wheel cylinders in too so things should be OK for a while. I hope.
The car is resting on jack stands, but I also left the lift jacks in place. Plus I put the tires under the car just in case. Belt and suspenders