RE: TOY: Rumors of Marlin's Axles

[thebeebs@xxxxxxx]

High-pinion electric locker used in the rear is as strong as a Turbo/V6 diff
in the rear? Merely because of one larger bearing? I'm not sure I buy that.
Seems to me like the teeth being used in the weaker direction would be the major
limiting factor on strength, but that's just a guess. I'm curious what others
more knowledgeable than me think.

-- Erik Bibelheimer,  Citrus Heights, CA  
http://home.off-road.com/~bibelheimer
'86 4Runner
'97 T100

> From: Williams, Lance [mailto:lwilliams@cov.com]
> 
> This met with my research of the same so I asked about gear strength of
> running a reverse cut gear in the rear where it's on the coast side of
> the gear most of the time.  He said, yes, it's weaker, but only to the
> point of being equivalent to running a standard V6 diff in the rear.  I
> said, but I heard you broke a set?  He told me that he did chip several
> teeth off of the ring gear (not a snapped pinion) and he thought it was
> due to axle wrap which he said he had major problems with.  (doesn't
> make sense to me, but I was not going to argue with his assesment of the
> problem - his truck, not mine)  I asked if the strength of the electric
> was different than the non-electric high pinion.  He said yes, in his
> opinion the electric was a stronger diff due to (his estimate only, no
> testing) 20% stronger carrier bearing.  (larger carrier bearing with the
> electric locker units)  So he said in his opinion it was the strongest
> of the 8" diffs.  YMMV