I did some huge thrashing in the garage this weekend. My wife and son are out of town and uninterrupted hours are hard to come by these days.

Changed the oil, new seals and bearings in the rear, popped the front diff cover and drained, so many little welding projects completed, organized 80% of the shelves in my garage, power-washed the floor. I know I am missing a few things, but it's so nice to have a lot of them complete.

Anyway, here's a few shots of my locker. The drivers side was slipping during a snow bashing run this winter. Then I heard it pop a few times doing Liberty last weekend. So I am thinking the teeth may be getting round. What do you think?



Hard to see, but this is the passenger side:


A close-up of driver side:


If I were mining for gold, this would look like a pretty good pan...


If it looks worn, can I get new side gears for one side, or would I be better off replacing the whole thing?

J.D.

Looks done to me. A new side gear would probably get rounded off immediately with the way the center looks. I wouldn't waste my time with it and just buy a new one.

Thanks CC - my thoughts as well. Bummer!