10.5" G80 clunking
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10.5" G80 clunking
I was WOT tuning my truck today (closed course) and the tires were breaking loose and spinning at 50mph. The G80 was functioning just fine with both wheels spinning. I noticed a clunking/disengaging sound at a few right hand turns after stop signs. Is this a sign of stress on the G80? What should I look out for before this thing decides to exit the rear cover?
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look for a quality replacement. I will offer this up though: one time I thought I broke the G80 in white1's truck while he was out of town. It was clunking bad on left turns. I babied it home (1/4 mile) and upon tear down I found a couple ring gear bolts loose and backing out.
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Originally Posted by trever1t
Mine used to clunk hard if I accelerated on a right turnand in reverse on loose ground would clunk so hard I thought I snapped an axle but it seems to be normal behavior for that unit.
Time for you to swap out to a LSD anyway.
Time for you to swap out to a LSD anyway.
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There is also a Powertrax no-slip for the 10.5". Will these lockers fit a carrier that originally had a G80 in it or do I need to buy a new open carrier to install with the locker?
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i busted the G80 in my 04 hd2500 2 times and i replaced it with a powertrax and i wont ever go back oh and it wont fit in the G80 case i went to the junk yard and got an onen carrier out of an old 3/4 ton 4X4 chevy any 10.5 14bolt carrier will work
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Originally Posted by Stoichiometric
There is also a Powertrax no-slip for the 10.5". Will these lockers fit a carrier that originally had a G80 in it or do I need to buy a new open carrier to install with the locker?