Beechwood45789
Well-Known Member
Well I dropped my third member to fix the leak that had just recently started, finished scraping the old gasket and went to clean out the gear oil that didnt drain out of the bottom of the housing and was shocked to find chunks of teeth at the bottom. I have a 489 case 3.55 cone style sure grip that had no noticeable issues. Sure grip worked fine with no whine or weird noises. I have no idea how long they've been like this, but I cant imagine it can be good to go back together like this. I'll attach a picture of how many chips of teeth were in there. Are there replacement gears out there for it or is it toast? If so would it better better to switch to the clutch style sure grip unit?