Exploded IFS! pics

[blindellh2]

I hear this is sort of common on 03-04 diff cases.
I just received my new diff case last night. I am only waiting on gears and master overhaul kit now.
I will keep updating with pics and all on the progress.

Originally Posted by H2ummer

That sucks. I know first hand. Climbing a hill in 4WD low lock. Steady and not agreesive when I heard a pop and smelled the fluid. Dropped the front skid and... well the pics speak for themselves.

Did you buy a totally new front diff when this happened or did you rebuild with a new case and salvage most of what you had already?

[Easy Ed]

I was thinking there were some post back in the early years on here about the problem but could not find them May have been on the old board and did not make it to this one.

I also thought that the new cases had different reinforcement ribs to them, does your new case look different than the old one (besides being broke in two ) by having extra ribs in the casting ?

Thanks and good luck, Ed

Found a link that DRTYFN made a post to 1/20/2004 http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=12515

Originally Posted by blindellh2

I hear this is sort of common on 03-04 diff cases.

[SummitUp]

Originally Posted by Easy Ed

I was thinking there were some post back in the early years on here about the problem but could not find them May have been on the old board and did not make it to this one.

<This Thread> might be the one you're referring to.

Originally Posted by Easy Ed

I also thought that the new cases had different reinforcement ribs to them, does your new case look different than the old one (besides being broke in two ) by having extra ribs in the casting?

Consensus is that there was definitely a design change beginning in '05 which included adding the extra ribs in the casing. I've only seen this problem occur in the '03 and '04 years.

[Easy Ed]

Thanks SummitUp, I thought it was the early years but couldn't find the post that you found.

Thanks again for finding it, Ed

[Bhplumber]

My father in law exploded his 05. He runs stock tires but his truck is no pavement pounder. Not abused but well used!! He bought a used one OC had.

[SummitUp]

Originally Posted by Bhplumber

My father in law exploded his 05. He runs stock tires but his truck is no pavement pounder. Not abused but well used!! He bought a used one OC had.

What were the circumstances when he grenaded the diff?

Who's OC... Orange Crush?

[canadianH2]

I gernaded mine like that as well trying to pull out a stuck truck in some deep deep snow last winter, mine was due texssive wheel speed i believe and the open diff swtiching back and forth. 4000 bucks at the local GM dealer and was back on the road in two days...my only fault was i never installed a front locker when it was apart.