my speedometer has been bouncing up and down for a couple weeks now, so i think "no big deal, its just the sensor and i'll replace it when i have $$".....WRONG....evidently the bolts that hold the ring gear to the carrier decided they didnt like their home and wanted to vacation into the diff case. bolts rubbing against the tone ring messed up the teeth on it and thats why the speedo was bouncing. also, today i heard a loud pop that i thought came from the transmission....WRONG....either the tone ring or ring gear grabbed one (yeah, thats right, there were multiple) of the bolts and pushed it into the diff cover, punching a hole in it, as well as breaking the head off the bolts that were still in the ring gear. i wouldnt have noticed if doug hadnt said something about all the gear oil all over my bumper and tailgate. so i borrowed hal's car and took him to the airport, then came back and took the diff cover off to find 6 whole ring gear bolts, and 4 w/ the head broken off. it appears to have hollowed out the holes in the ring gear so i'll be replacing that, along w/ the carrier, pinion, all the bearings, etc, etc...i need a new 8.8, anyone got one? preferably w/ 4.88s
-Austin, dead in the water again
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