after a complete tear down it was found to have a exploded front diff .. the cause being the motor mounts are to "compliant" alowing the motor to "shift" in the bay causing the right side axle to come apart , thus placing an huge load on the front diff, causing it to "self destruct". I dissasembled the tranny just to make sure everything was ok & it looks fine. here are some pictures ..enjoy !

 

here are the tranny pictures..

 

another shot !

 

outchhh that hurts me

 

how much will it cost you to replace the diff?
maybe front limited slip?

 

should the rest of us be worrying about "compliant" motor mounts in our evo's? Was this warrenty work or did you do this yourself?

 

not warranty .. nothing to worry about unless your making 450 to 500 hp.

 

What brought this about? Drag Racing Launch?

We've been road racing the evos around here making about 325 awhp and so far everything has been fine. Bigger turbo and intercooler should put us around 400awhp, and avoiding driveline issues is worth keeping the power down and working on lightening the car and putting more money into tires and track time.

 

mmmmmm Steel Shift forks.

 

Great pics! Thanks! I wish I had a center diff drive gear that was 2" wide.

Do you have a picture of the axle that came apart? Did it pop out of the transmission? Did the CV joint come apart? Or did the axle just shear?

 

the axle did not brake.. it simpley tried to make up the distance, that was increased by the motor moving foward and to the left.. the inner joint was the one that came apart ! ! !

 

not pretty

 

wow!
so im guessing the car is back on the lift at miller motorcars?
looks like a mess over there with the new building goin in!

 

GOOD GUESS ! ! ! !

 

heheh sorry i didnt mean it like that , lol
ill try to stop by someday this week
are you there everyday?
i would be popping in at either 1pm or 3:30pm

name is tony b.t.w.