Rule#1 if it aint broke dont fix it!

[fast71]

Well I broke rule #1. I decided that I didnt like the gear i had in the rear end(3.73) and I wanted a change . I also thought hum I have replaced just about every peice of the suspension why not rebuild the rear end also so I did the smart thing first I went to my buddy's junk yard and got a rearend out of a 72 modle that had the gear I wanted (3:07) took it to a friend of mine that build rear ends and said build it . The complete bearings and seal ran me about $100.00 and the labor for him was a buddy price of $100.00 so I get home last night from work pull the old and in with the new . After about 2 hours I pulled the stands out from under the truck and went for a drive . How did the drive go ?Not to good! real bad whinning noise . so I parked the 71 and drove the old fathful s10 to work today got back home tonight and pulled the cover off the rear end and I found gold . Little gold particals all in the dope . I'm taking the rear end back tomorrow to see what happened. Life sucks when you brake rule #1
Sorry Just had to gripe a min.