so i just tore a chuck out of mine ring and pionon in my rear end for the 2nd time in 18months, does anyone have any suggestion for a good set up? it has 3,54 gears and im running a 12.5" wide 36" tall tire, also what is the ring with the teeth called for the abs sensor? im going to need a new one of those cause it got all tore up also

 

Who is doing your gear set up and what brand of gears are you using? Yukon is the only one you should be using. That abs thing is a tone ring.

 

last time i used a brand new genuine ring and pionon, im looking at a factory take out this time, i put the first job together with no knowledge that it had to be set correctly and this time i will have a freind who has done a few help me thru it or i might just get a whole new axle

 

Factory take outs will have a high prob of making noise if you want it to last buy Yukon I've set up a LOT of gears and no ones quality compares to Yukon. Another thing is break in period it is so critical to making the gears last. There is a lot of little tricks setting up gears per app. High toqure requires some tricks to make it last.

 

where did the teeth break at? yukon gears have gotten better but i would take a genuine spicer gear over any aftermarket gear. i would think that it was set up incorrectly. just my .02

 

ya i think this time it broke because of a half *** back yard repair job, i dont really care about the noise, the motor is already loud enough and i drown that out with my radio and subs, the first time i broke the pinon in half just about and this last time it broke two teeth in a row off the ring, where can i find a new toner ring and whats a good brake-in process?

 

The dealer or a junkyard will have the tone ring. Proper break in should be first 150 to 200 miles nothing over 45 mph no towing no buyouts short 10th to 15 mile tirps you want to get the gears warm and let them cool its all about heat cycles. After 200 miles you can do freeway speed but keep it short trips 10 to 15 miles with cool down in between do that till about 500 miles then change the fluid and your good to go. It takes a long time and sucks but it you want your gears to live its a must.

 

yes exactly what taaterj said on breakin i toasted my pinion in my dana 80 twice killed it the first time by powerbrakeing put in the new one SPICER only took it out the next day with a 10k load from here to seattle roughly 300 miles on got home week later pulling out the the driveway i stompet on it went threw the gears same think broke a few teath of the ring. rebuilt it again broke it in this time im at year 3 towing constantly and its under my fummins now

 

is the brake in process for new stuff or should i also do it on a factory replacement if i get one?

 

If their take outs don't worry about it but new its a must.