rear diff blown.. need new one

[soothers Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close soothers]

hey guys,
looks like my rear diff is blown. took it apart and found about 6 teeth missing and another couple chipped.

so i need to buy another one i guess. its a 1998 2.7L petrol.

whats my best option? buy one from a wreckers? or rebuild somehow?

what do you guys think?

[glen_ep Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close glen_ep]

Which gears are damaged?

If it's the centre (side and spider gears), all you need is a locker installed, and it's fixed!

If it's the crown and/or pinion, well, that takes more labour to reinstall properly. So with parts + labour, it'll probably end up twice the cost of buying a second hand one. I'd only rebuild in this case, if I were changing ratios.

[soothers Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close soothers]

Which gears are damaged?

If it's the centre (side and spider gears), all you need is a locker installed, and it's fixed!

If it's the crown and/or pinion, well, that takes more labour to reinstall properly. So with parts + labour, it'll probably end up twice the cost of buying a second hand one. I'd only rebuild in this case, if I were changing ratios.

its the big one.. whatever that is...

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

So it is the crown wheel, it should be an easy part to get, as I think it is the same ratio as the Hilux. Only buy new, and dont get the cheap chinese ones either.