So, I was working on my differential, since i can't really walk anymore (walker), I had it suspended with cherry picker on one end, supported on stool on the other, while I rotated it around and wirebrushed it all up before opening the cover the first time.
Had just opened it, and was asking on the Forum about how to get the innards out for cleaning, when I fell the next day in a parking lot and ended up with a broken wrist. A cast not taking well to grease and not much good with to me right now anyway, even if I COULD get a really big glove, I've not been out there for three weeks.
Today, went out just to get a screwdriver for something else, and noticed the differential assembly laying on the floor. The cherry picker cylinder gradually leaked, lowering it on that end, and at some point tilted the stool and tipped it. Looks like it landed as shown in the photo, though may have landed on drive-shaft pinion spline (still 'as-is' since removing the yolk; have not remove seal yet even). But did NOT hit on the ring gear fortunately; that was "up" when it fell and on its side on the ground; I don't remember how far from the edge of the stool the end was (this picture is days before; I took off the U bolts and finished wirebrushing after this was taken), so don't know how low the hoist would have gotten before tipping it (the lower it got, the less distance to the floor for the differential obviously!)
Actually, looking at the photos, I'm reminded the ice cream pail was directly UNDER the pinion spline (facing down) for any leaking left after draining, so it obviously fell and swung away that farwhen stool tipped (that direction as you can see). Guessing it hit the casting and skidded along to where it sits; I don't think enough rotational momentum for it to rotate around since the spline was down and all the weight is on that end of the axle tubes.... (and don't see oil marks from flipping over on the still-greasy ring gear)
Thoughts? Nothing to worry about? I felt carefully around the face (gasket sufrace, and no dings there. Didn't think to look at the pinion spline, wasn't thinking about it possibly landing ON that and tipping back to where you see it now. though referencing the ice cream pail, seems more likely the hoist stabilized the one end, and when it dropped it rotated and landed on the casting where it sits..... Sometimes seems cursed.... :-)
Had just opened it, and was asking on the Forum about how to get the innards out for cleaning, when I fell the next day in a parking lot and ended up with a broken wrist. A cast not taking well to grease and not much good with to me right now anyway, even if I COULD get a really big glove, I've not been out there for three weeks.
Today, went out just to get a screwdriver for something else, and noticed the differential assembly laying on the floor. The cherry picker cylinder gradually leaked, lowering it on that end, and at some point tilted the stool and tipped it. Looks like it landed as shown in the photo, though may have landed on drive-shaft pinion spline (still 'as-is' since removing the yolk; have not remove seal yet even). But did NOT hit on the ring gear fortunately; that was "up" when it fell and on its side on the ground; I don't remember how far from the edge of the stool the end was (this picture is days before; I took off the U bolts and finished wirebrushing after this was taken), so don't know how low the hoist would have gotten before tipping it (the lower it got, the less distance to the floor for the differential obviously!)
Actually, looking at the photos, I'm reminded the ice cream pail was directly UNDER the pinion spline (facing down) for any leaking left after draining, so it obviously fell and swung away that farwhen stool tipped (that direction as you can see). Guessing it hit the casting and skidded along to where it sits; I don't think enough rotational momentum for it to rotate around since the spline was down and all the weight is on that end of the axle tubes.... (and don't see oil marks from flipping over on the still-greasy ring gear)
Thoughts? Nothing to worry about? I felt carefully around the face (gasket sufrace, and no dings there. Didn't think to look at the pinion spline, wasn't thinking about it possibly landing ON that and tipping back to where you see it now. though referencing the ice cream pail, seems more likely the hoist stabilized the one end, and when it dropped it rotated and landed on the casting where it sits..... Sometimes seems cursed.... :-)
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