Tooth missing from rear gear

[DJay]

Heard some chatter when turning corners, so I drained all the rear diff oil.

Couple Questions:

1st off; there was a thick head of foam on the top of the drained fluid. That normal? I didn't think it was.

2ndly; when I inspected the rear gear it looked beautiful! Nice and clean, shiny but with ONE TOOTH missing!

How big of a problem do I have on my hands here? Can I still safely drive the GN?

TIA.

 

[gnx7]

you want to fix that immediately..... Been doing some aggressive launches have we?!?!

stick with the 3:42's as they have been proven to work great in our applications whether you are running 12's all the way down to the 9's.

-GNX7

 

[TR Custom Parts]

If one tooth is missing the rest are sure to follow. Nothing like the sound of stripping the teeth off a ring gear, been there done that. (in a Ford, not the Buick)

 

[DJay]

Thx fer the input. Anyone know a good source for this? Should i just purchase a new rearend / axle etc? Or just the guts?

P.S. Mark, I'm REAL happy with the scanmaster hood... looks like a million bux! Thx again fer the awesome service!

 

[DJay]

^^^