Blew up the Rear Axle in the Lifted Avalanche!!! 

This is why I just cruise in my lifted escalade ext. Slow and steady wins the race my friend. EVERYTIME JACK!

You got lucky with minimal damage. Mine exploded the end of June. It was making noise and locking when backing up. Read low or bad fluid could cause that behavior. Bought the stuff to change the fluid and the rear drive delete happened before I was able to work on it that weekend. Pulled the cover and basically everything inside the carrier was shrapnel. I live near Drive Train Specialists shop so I took it to them because like you, I don't have tools or knowledge to set gear lash. $1300 later I have a Detroit True Trak. G80 had also wiped out the ring and pinion. They installed new bearings and seals and found the ABS rings on the axles were damaged when a previous repair person had put new bearings in and drove them in too far and damaged them. I just got it back last week and am finishing up reinstalling it this weekend.

That’s some bad luck right there. Glad you got it all fixed.

Thx so much same thing happened to mine been through hell and back trying to find rear end.

Man that sucks sorry that happened to you . I'm glad you got it all back together and its rung good now. That is awesome they took the rear end back and only charged you $100.00.

Just Subbed Like your channel Bro! Appreciate that you do work yourself, I have a 2002 Avalanche I will always keep, its 12" of lift with Toyo open country MT 38X15.5X18 on 12" wide wheels , built tranny (it blew) all Fabtech suspension lift and Moog parts. Im about to do headers and dual exhaust and who knows what else. Keep going on the AVY I like your truck!

i am so glad you got money back for that axel

I just did the exact same thing to my avalanche

Time to SAS that beast

Bigger axles that's what!

Keep the 10 and put a True Trac in it. I tow pretty heavy and drive like an idiot and mine is still doing great. And it is always locked when it should be but you don't have to deal with chirping or eating tires

I want to see you put 4 wheel drive back on your Avy!

Still need to get together to go wheeling!

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i love the gov lock but it is only good for stock applications. it is great in mud, sand, and snow. it doesn’t like burnouts on pavement or rock crawling. you had an unknown high mileage g80 with 35’s and a six inch lift bad things will happen. save up a few bucks and get a detroit locker.

Gov bomb strikes again. Time for a 14 bolt.

So, did it end up holding up?

Get a Detroit Tru track locker, much more reliable the the the gov bomb G80