When I came home from work, I decided to play in my snow pile alongside the driveway. The Explorer got stuck. I pulled the Suburban out of the garage and strapped it to the Explorer to pull the Explorer out. Put the burb in 4L and started to pull. I guess one rear was on snow and that all the rear torque was on one rear wheel, because the next thing I hear is a clunk/crack and the rear no longer pulled at all.:gasp: Managed to get the burb back into the garage in 4H/FWD, and put a pan under the rear diff to catch the draining gear lube. It looks like tomorrow's going to be spent shopping for a rear end. :grrrrrr:
I haven't yet pulled the cover to see what's really broken; I'll do that after the little ones go to bed tonight. I don't expect to see anything but a need to rebuild. At that point I'll have to decide:
1) Do I rebuild the existing 10 bolt? If so, do I put an open carrier in :frown: or do I put an aftermarket something in there (I'd really like a selectable locker)
2) Do I try to find a 14 bolt to put under there?
I haven't yet pulled the cover to see what's really broken; I'll do that after the little ones go to bed tonight. I don't expect to see anything but a need to rebuild. At that point I'll have to decide:
1) Do I rebuild the existing 10 bolt? If so, do I put an open carrier in :frown: or do I put an aftermarket something in there (I'd really like a selectable locker)
2) Do I try to find a 14 bolt to put under there?