RE: TOY: Rumors of Marlin's Axles

[a.dickenson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

You might want to re-read what Lance wrote.  He didn't say that a hi-pinion
electric locker used in the rear is as strong as a Turbo/V6 diff in the rear
merely because of the larger bearing.  He said that the hi-pinion electric
locker diff is sronger than the regular hi-pinion NON-electric locker diff
b/c of the larger bearing.  Granted, he (Marlin) did say that the hi-pinion
electric locker diff is the strongest of the 8" diffs.  Anyway, it seems
like it's all opinion, and heresay opinion at that, so I'd take it w/ a
shaker of salt.


Allen Dickenson     TLCA #6318  http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Trails/8895/
1995 4Runner UnLimited - "Fort Knox" - Lifted, Locked, Geared, Warn'd &
Dented.



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Subject: RE: TOY: Rumors of Marlin's Axles


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
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