What is ticking!

[BrianG]

To me, it kinda sounds like a set screw is loose on the pinion, or on the rear center drives. There's gotta be some evidence of what is causing that somewhere; you don't get that kind of noise with no visual clues.

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by BrianG

To me, it kinda sounds like a set screw is loose on the pinion, or on the rear center drives. There's gotta be some evidence of what is causing that somewhere; you don't get that kind of noise with no visual clues.

I think it was the pinon- the teeth on it were rounded. which leads me to beleive that it just wore out...

[bdebde]

Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

I think it was the pinon- the teeth on it were rounded. which leads me to beleive that it just wore out...

Did you rebuild the diff with new bearings? If the teeth in the diff were worn off, they would push past each other and wear out the bearings. When you put new gears in with those old bearings, they will slip past each other much easier.