[diesel88]

no my wheels did not lock up, i just hear very loud poping noises.

[mustang1072]

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen no he doesnt have t-lok, but he probably screwed up his spider gears, time for an 8.8

agreed.. i trashed my 7.5 about 3 months ago.. it sounds like ur grinding up ur spider gears..

[GreenFaleen]

Originally Posted by diesel88 no my wheels did not lock up, i just hear very loud poping noises.

it might at some point though then it will pop and squeal, and get 4.10

[MWWarlord]

Did you guys do this while you were racing? How did it happen. I know you were gonna race again. BTW why do you think diesel has a t-lok? I know you keep saying he does, but unless he put one on...he doesn't.

[diesel88]

its DEFF my spider gears for sure, i opened the back end up and found my teeth broken off and it just looks like a disaster. any clue where i can find the cheapest place to buy good quality spider gears?


Diesel

[diesel88]

t lock b/c both of my tires spin lol, and also no this was not done raceing, i was just going down the rd last night and all of the sudden i hears BAM clunk clunk clunk, so i pulled over thinking wtf now! and today i found out that its my spider gears after all ugh. i have spent so much money on this stang its getting really pointless.


diesel

[mustang1072]

eBay Motors: Ford Mustang Racing 4.10 7.5" Gear Set V6 3.8 (item 280207444783 end time Mar-16-08 00:22:31 PDT)

[diesel88]

i dont need that gear i need the spider gears.

[GreenFaleen]

if both your tires spin you need to make sure you dont have an 8.8 or t-lok installed you need to figure out what is in your car and then we can tell you what to fix

oh btw my guess is burnt up or low gear oil, which makes me think the guy who had your car before did a ghetto t-lok and gear install.

[itschristorres8]

Originally Posted by diesel88 its DEFF my spider gears for sure, i opened the back end up and found my teeth broken off and it just looks like a disaster. any clue where i can find the cheapest place to buy good quality spider gears? Diesel

show a picture of the rear
im highly doubting you have a posi or 8.8
a stock V6 will not tear up spider gears unless your doing something rediculous. shit it took me over 300rwhp to break my posi with drag tires at a track

let alone 160rwhp or less since its auto, street tires on the street.

[tsp_2177]

Originally Posted by dgt_mustang diesels mustang is sitting on my lawn right now, everytime the car turns there is this popping noise from the rear end, usually its only when he turns the car but if he holds the brake and presses the gas, then it will do it to, i was thinking something like driveshaft is broke or the gears got broken, hes got traction control on the car so i think that means he has both wheels spinning right? also we took the plug off the rear differential and there wasnt alot, but a little bit of tiny metal shavings on the magnetic end.

if the driveshaft was broken the car wouldn't be making a popping noise when turning
it wouldn't be turning at all lol
due to the lack of forward movement

[stephen]

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen no he doesnt have t-lok, but he probably screwed up his spider gears, time for an 8.8

The V6 Mustang comes with a 7.5 which is not a limited slip differential. I believe by t-lok you mean limited slip. The 8.8 is limited slip, which means there are clutches that limit the relative motion between the two drive shafts. Popping noises sound like problems with the clutches if you have t-lok in this car. If it's a 7.5 then it's probably the gears in the carrier (same as spider gears I think.)

It is possible to remove the differential gear carrier and replace the carrier gears, bearings etc. It is necessary when you put it back to be sure that the ring and pinion gear remain properly aligned. It might be posible to install a used gear carrier to fix the problem. (I would transfer the ring gear you have.) A new ring and pinion set is expensive; however, if you reuse the original ring and pinion with other new parts you may increase axle whine.

[GreenFaleen]

Originally Posted by stephen The V6 Mustang comes with a 7.5 which is not a limited slip differential. I believe by t-lok you mean limited slip. The 8.8 is limited slip, which means there are clutches that limit the relative motion between the two drive shafts. Popping noises sound like problems with the clutches if you have t-lok in this car. If it's a 7.5 then it's probably the gears in the carrier (same as spider gears I think.) It is possible to remove the differential gear carrier and replace the carrier gears, bearings etc. It is necessary when you put it back to be sure that the ring and pinion gear remain properly aligned. It might be posible to install a used gear carrier to fix the problem. (I would transfer the ring gear you have.) A new ring and pinion set is expensive; however, if you reuse the original ring and pinion with other new parts you may increase axle whine.

t-lok is what ford called their lsd

[diesel88]

DGT will post a pic of the rear end and the broken gears.


Diesel

[stephen]

Originally Posted by diesel88 its DEFF my spider gears for sure, i opened the back end up and found my teeth broken off and it just looks like a disaster. any clue where i can find the cheapest place to buy good quality spider gears? Diesel

I'm not sure where to buy the gears. Probably from Ford.

I would recommend that you remove the gear carrier and replace all 4 of the gears with new ones (there are 4 gears, 2 vertical and 2 horizontal, in mesh with each other). In removing the gear carrier carefully note the number and position of shims so you can get the gear carrier back in the same place. Then the ring and pinion adjustment should still be about right. You might also replace the bearings on the gear carrier if they are worn.

That should get your car running again.

[dgt_mustang]

ill tell you how diesel broke those gears, he put the car in revers a couple times then slammed into drive,

[crashnebula]

Originally Posted by dgt_mustang ill tell you how diesel broke those gears, he put the car in revers a couple times then slammed into drive,

i cringe at the thought

[Trance]

Originally Posted by dgt_mustang ill tell you how diesel broke those gears, he put the car in revers a couple times then slammed into drive,

oh fun!