Is there a website that shows exploded view of rearend

[bngcustoms]

Four By Nut: where did you get the HD gear set? Those are great pictures BTW.....thanx

[four_by_nut]

Quote: Originally Posted by bngcustoms

Four By Nut: where did you get the HD gear set? Those are great pictures BTW.....thanx

From Redline. It took some arm twisting to get just the gears!!!

[bngcustoms]

I pulled the (transmission/rearend = transaxle?) opened it up and found that the center bearing on right side failed and fed the teeth chunks. Pretty much took out all the gears. In the first pic you can see where the bearing race spun in the case. I think if I can get a gear set, I can get the bearings........I also found a bad rear bearing on the left side.

[Bear Foot]

Sorry to hear that. Mine is an 2007 too. I'll have to keep a close watch.

[four_by_nut]

Quote: Originally Posted by bngcustoms

I pulled the (transmission/rearend = transaxle?) opened it up and found that the center bearing on right side failed and fed the teeth chunks. Pretty much took out all the gears. In the first pic you can see where the bearing race spun in the case. I think if I can get a gear set, I can get the bearings........I also found a bad rear bearing on the left side.

The fastest way to blow up a bearing is..........NO LUBE! How much lube was in the trans when you took it apart. If you say it was pretty low, then it will help me to believe they run themselves out of oil. Just for reference, 10oz (which is the recommended amount of oil by the factory) fills one of those plastic cups like you get at a "kegger" in college only about 2/3rds full. That's not much!

[bngcustoms]

I agree it is a lack of lube that caused the bearing to fail. I would quess I drained maybe 5oz. It didnt seem to be much. The oil was so thick with very fine metal flake with a silver black color. I also believe that the oil carries out the vent.

[Bear Foot]

Quote: Originally Posted by bngcustoms

I agree it is a lack of lube that caused the bearing to fail. I would quess I drained maybe 5oz. It didnt seem to be much. The oil was so thick with very fine metal flake with a silver black color. I also believe that the oil carries out the vent.

I changed mine last spring. It was some gross stuff.
It's kind of a pain and mess to change, but worth it.

[Red Rock Rails]

Quote: Originally Posted by bngcustoms

I agree it is a lack of lube that caused the bearing to fail. I would quess I drained maybe 5oz. It didn't seem to be much. The oil was so thick with very fine metal flake with a silver black color. I also believe that the oil carries out the vent.

You know it is interesting that when we dump the oil out of a gear box or an engine that we sometimes assume that if it looks like enough came out and there are no what I call hitchhikers or UFOs that all is well and we fill them back up and go again until the next time. You never think about actually measuring what came out and without seals leaking you wouldn't even think about it. If they were, you would already expect it to be low and pay greater attention to it and/or repair it immediately . The original vent hose extends through the belly pan so you don't see a build up in the pan and if any comes out it ends up on the ground (dirt/sand). I just drained mine and I measured 7 oz. Went back with a syn gear lube and will be relocating the vent hose.

I have to agree with you guys based on the posts regarding this subject and the oil change in my own machine, that there is more than just a little trans case pressure coming out the vent hose. The fix with this trans vent design is to get the vent hose up above the trans case so any oil that goes in the hose drains back in the case.

Jay (four by nut), post a picture of you billows system and Jeff (Bear foot), post and picture again with this post of what you did with the canister system and filter.

Travis, I am sorry to see you lose a trans. What a bummer! Got an idea though that could help you out. I'll call you.

Mike
Red Rock Rails

[Bear Foot]

Here's my set up.

link:
http://www.redlineutvforums.net/memb...-breathers.jpg

[Jeff]

I not only changed my vent lines so that they are now longer and have a filter to allow the air to seperate from the oil I noticed that the exhaust is very close to the gearbox possibly adding heat to the box which would increase pressure. I wrapped my exhaust with some Thermal header tape.