these pics dont tell much but do any of you guys see anything wrong?
in this first pic you can see the discolor of the edge of the gear and the really smooth polished area of the differential and see how part of it is still roughly casted. is that normal for a eaton?
in this pic you can see the pinion has a really shiny part of the edge of the gear like it was riding on that. I dont know.
Now, i pulled both axles and both axle bearings are good (they were replaced when i had to change backing plates and are brand new). I borrowed a dial indicator from a guy at work that was missing a locking piece and trying to rig it to work but it wasn't giving a good reading so im going to have to get one but just checking it by hand id say the back lash is set pretty good, but again i don't have a reading yet. the pinion is leaking but i checked the nut and its still pretty tight in there enough that i couldn't loosen it with a ratchet (i read stories about people having it come loose and being able to turn it by hand). Any thoughts. Also it seams no parts stores carry that compound that you spread on the gears that allows you to check the tooth pattern. Is there anything else i can put on there that wouldn't hurt the rear. anti-seize or something like that? i donno nobody has that crap!