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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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back drivers side tire bald, back passenger side tire not?

I bought this car and only the back drivers side tire is bald. The back passenger side is not. Does this mean that the posi unit is busted or something?
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 08:45 AM
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Re: back drivers side tire bald, back passenger side tire not?

someone burnt the passenger tire up w/ an open or worn-posi diff., and rotated the the tires.
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 08:47 AM
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Re: back drivers side tire bald, back passenger side tire not?

it means you need new tires. Replace them and then monitor the wear pattern. You have no clue if the prior owner just needed a good tire and tossed on the junk. Or, they had a flat that could not be repaired and tossed that on

the variables are too many for speculation and worry
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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Re: back drivers side tire bald, back passenger side tire not?

the teeth of the ring and pinion are already busted so we've gotta rebuild anyway. is there anything we can do to check?
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 12:22 PM
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Re: back drivers side tire bald, back passenger side tire not?

Check what?
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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Re: back drivers side tire bald, back passenger side tire not?

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the teeth of the ring and pinion are already busted so we've gotta rebuild anyway. is there anything we can do to check?
depends on which style of posi it was. And how many miles does it supposedly have on it?
Post up some pics of this "posi".
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 03:24 PM
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Re: back drivers side tire bald, back passenger side tire not?

do a full rebuild with a new eaton posi you wont regret
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