Originally Posted by
justbob
Blew up the diff again. Two diffs in 7 months / 880 miles. Maybe a new record??
This rear REALLY doesn’t appreciate clutch drops, power, and the chubby car it’s expected to push!
Last one was Ford Racing and lasted a good few years before I exploded the spiders. This one was a Yukon dura grip that seemed pretty impressive until heading home today. No clue what gave out, one nasty audible pop and neutral city. Even put it in 1st and got out to witness a spinning driveshaft. No crunching sounds like when I shear the teeth of the 4.30’s, not violent left to right body movement like when the spiders binded up and shattered, just a single bang.
Towed home, put away, will open it up someday this year or next.
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Dang!
That sucks....sorry to hear about the mechanical maladies.
I agree with you;
An 8.8 is marginal at best in a powerful, heavy, stick shift car....
Sticky rubber too?
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2017 Ford Fusion Sport DFI Twin Turbo 2.7L V6 6 speed Auto (14.000 ET bone stock in 82 degree heat)
1985 Mustang GT 5.0 Hatchback 4bbl 5 speed manual (525 HP 363 Dart block/AFR heads with Magnum 6 speed in the works)
1984 Mustang GT 2.3 Turbo Convertible FI. 5 speed manual
1966 427 Cobra (ERA) 468 all Aluminum FE 2x4bbl 5 speed manual
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