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Old 09-30-2013, 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by layback40 View Post
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That dull surface looks like an oil problem. Normally you get a polish mark showing the contact point on the tooth. In my limited experience, noise can occur when the contact point varies as you move around the crown wheel.
maybe other members have more experience with this.
Thanks for your input. That oil is a problem - I might take my other differential to bits to see if that can shed any light on the problem.

I've been reading through the FSM this morning trying to figure out a way in which this contact can be adjusted / corrected. I think I've got it sussed - it is surprisingly complicated for a system with such simple geometry...

...I'm gonna do some drawings to explain it.
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