[TOY 2]

I know the pic's arn't the best but the camera sucks ......Would you run this. I need to change to 5.29's so The drive to my new job is quicker but don't have the money for new set quite yet. just wondering if it's worth changing out third's. no other damage to ring gear or pinion. What do you think????

 

[TOY 2]

 

[camo]

your kidding right ? it is junk.

 

[TOY 2]

NO . This thing won't make it for highway use for about 6 months?

 

[Booger Weldz]

my rear looks similar...

 

[jhama78]

My front has about 4 teeth that look like that.... been like that for a while but I dont have very many high traction areas to wheel mainly dirt/trails/slop so thats probably why it hasnt broken. I definitely wouldnt run that third in the rear of a daily driver, maybe a rec vehicle with a spare 3rd somewhere with me or Id prolly run it in the front.......

 

[ZUK]

just out of curiousity, do you know the history on it? Is it a Genuine or maybe a richmond? who set it up?

 

[CWToyota]

Think of it this way: You want to get to work faster right?

When that 5.29 R/P lets go... You won't be getting to work. you'll be stuck along the highway. You may be late, may even loose your job...


You can't go much slower than broken and stopped...

save up the $300 to gear your shit and then do it right.

 

[TOY 2]

just out of curiousity, do you know the history on it? Is it a Genuine or maybe a richmond? who set it up?

No history at all.....looks like the setup is shallow?

 

[TOY 2]

Think of it this way: You want to get to work faster right?

When that 5.29 R/P lets go... You won't be getting to work. you'll be stuck along the highway. You may be late, may even loose your job...


You can't go much slower than broken and stopped...

save up the $300 to gear your shit and then do it right.

FWD:flipoff2: ............where do you get $300


I figure $400 for gears and install kits(good ones) and then another $250 to have third's set up


$$$$$750$$$$$ More than I can swing being unemployed of 3 months

 

[Yota Krawler]

does the front and rear look like that? if not throw that shipped one in the front and put the good one in the back until you can save some money to replace it.

also if only the rear looks like that why would you need to replace both?

 

[ErikB]

The pinion has contact on more than one tooth at a time. I'd bet it would work fine on the street for quite some time if you were gentle.

My old rear 3rd had several chipped/broken teeth on it and I ran it that way for more than a year (carrying a spare stock 3rd when wheeling just in case). And its still being run in my brother in law's 4runner as we speak. :rasta:

Sure its not ideal, but sometimes ya gotta do whatcha gotta do...

 

[ZUK]

ya. You can just about bet the tooth contact was way off. Tell me all the markings that are on the side of the ring gear if you could.

 

[408_jigga]

Im in no way of credible advice at all, but if it were me, Id run it. Hell Ill commute to San Francisco in January with no windshield and no doors.

 

[TOY 2]

ya. You can just about bet the tooth contact was way off. Tell me all the markings that are on the side of the ring gear if you could.

80-0400-1 1 <> 68 620



The dimond shape looks like the richmond emblem?

 

[Nate C]

If I were to run it, I'd run it in the rear as it's much easier to change out than the front. However, I'd be very gentle on it and replace it when funds allow with Richmond or some other made in USA quality, not Genuine Junk.

Would be nice to see better pic of the front and back of tooth engagement...maybe setup to shallow and therefore cracked the tooth. If so, might not run it.

 

[pmurf1]

If you're just street driving it until you get the money to change gears, go for it. You might get a pop out of it once in a while, but it'll really let you know when it's time for a new one. I know the sound of R and P failure too well. You can actually drive on a broken one for quite a while until it binds from all the chunks of metal in the pumpkin. Done it twice. Save up for the gears you want and run it until it dies. Worse case is you get a tow ride home.

Trail usage, forget about it. Don't be that guy that holds everyone else up.

 

[TOY 2]

I think I'm going to try running in the back and see if they have a howl to them .If thay do howl alot I will just put them up front.I'm going to try to get some better pic's to day as well

 

[only4ayota]

hell no man, that would really suck if you blew your Third Member on the Trail.......because one broken tooth, will be 2, then 3 , then your screwed.............

 

[TOY 2]

It's not trail worthy yet I don't take my junk on the trail until I thing it is worthy......I'm one person that hates breaking on the trail. This is just temporary until I get back on my feet