Sorry to hear about the problems with your rear diff.
nizmut wrote:Also Esteban do you remember what bearings you used. And the shop manual says the front and rear are the same parts. Is that true for the R&P also?
If your front differential is in good condition, that should be your first option. All the parts are exactly the same. In addition, the normal wear happens in the opposite side of the pinion teeth faces (like if the rear differential was constantly driven in reverse!) so you can have a fresh start once swapped front to back. If the bearings at the front differential are in good condition, what I've done in the past is swap all the components entirely from front to back, without worrying about the setup.
In October 2013 I repaired my rear differential. I think I never wrote all the details about it, so I need to do that. Since the repair, I've driven 4,000 miles, so I called it good. By the way, I couldn't do the swap of front to rear, since that was already done years ago.
If you plan on repairing it, please do a contact pattern of the gears before dismantling. You will want to replicate that pattern once the new parts are installed.
The following are the bearings involved:
Pinion Bearings: 30207, 32208, one each.
Carrier Bearings: 32209JX, two needed (these bearings are basically unobtanium) I used 32209 bearings instead. The problem is that the bearing cup for the JX one is unique to the Patrol. It's about 3mm taller than a standard cup. I improvised some shims for this.
Here is a thread from ToadsPatrol. He used the original bearings that he had purchase years ago.
http://www.60patrol.com/forum/viewtopic ... 31&p=38857And here's the one with some of my initial concerns about the carrier bearings and how to solve it:
http://www.60patrol.com/forum/viewtopic ... 26&p=15710I mention there Ratech Manufacturing, where I purchase the shims. I will try to come with the list of shims and combinations of them.