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40 Deluxe · 02-23-2024, 02:11 PM

Chances are the pinion bearing locked up sometime in the past due to a small flake of metal circulating in the oil getting caught in the rollers. The metal could come from a broken axle, gear tooth or pitted bearing surface. Not thoroughly cleaning the housings after a failure can cause this.

02-23-2024, 02:11 PM	#7
40 Deluxe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: now Kuna, Idaho Posts: 3,818	Re: pinion gear double cup bearing issue Chances are the pinion bearing locked up sometime in the past due to a small flake of metal circulating in the oil getting caught in the rollers. The metal could come from a broken axle, gear tooth or pitted bearing surface. Not thoroughly cleaning the housings after a failure can cause this.