Damaged Differential

[Tom Warner]

Ron isnt that why Bluebird put those large floor safes in our
coaches? Seems to be a lot of differentials failing lately. I hope
its not contagious.

You seem to be in good spirits for losing a differential. Was nice that you
had some good contacts to get you fast service.

tom
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY

.At 03:49 AM 7/20/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>All:
>
> We left Dallas yesterday evening and spent the night in
>McAlister, OK. When we crossed the Red River, Shirley noticed a
>thumping sound. Since my hearing is pretty bad, I didn't hear it
>for a while.
>
> When we departed McAlister this morning, it started getting
>worse. My diagnosis was either a bad universal joint or a
>differential beginning to go out. By the time I had moved about 30
>miles it was very disturbing. I called Doug Tyler in Dallas at
>Industrial Automatic Transmission and he referred me to an associate
>in Tulsa. I wasn't going to make it to Tulsa so he referred me to a
>couple places, one of which was Interstate Diesel in Henryetta, OK
>which was about 12 miles up the road. I headed there and Rex
>confirmed my diagnosis. They checked the u-joints and they were
>tight. Drained a little oil from the differential and going from a
>few small pieces of metal on the plug to feeling a piece of a gear
>in the bottom of the case. They tore it down and a large chunk was
>gone out of the ring gear and one tooth on the pinion. It is going
>to Tulsa for re-build early in the morning. Hope to have it back
>tomorrow evening and be back on the road the day after.
>
> Seems like a nice group of guys here. We are camping in front
>of the shop with the rear up in the air.
>
> Hopefully the trip to Oshkosh and beyond will be less eventfull
>after this. (bg)
>
>R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
>Moderator camping in Henryetta, OK
>
>
>
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