FAQ on EXC. II Gear Upgrade Picture Profile

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This is what the Exc.I looks like in good working order	The Exc. II; easily recognizable by the groove cut across the spider gear	The Exc.I gear shaft with excessive wear on the surface
A Close-up of the surface area damage due to lack of lubrication	This is the damaged surface on the inside of the gear	This is what a new Exc.II spider gear looks like
A new Exc.II spider gear shaft with the oil hole	A close-up view of the brass sleeve for Exc.II between gear shaft & the gear	A nice comparison between the Exc.I and Exc.II gear set
Now what looks different here?	Let's take a closer look at the center of the shaft	Aren't there supposed to be 2 gears attached with 2 shafts in that opening-Where did they go?
This is the top half of the diff housing with some pretty clear hints of what happened here	Here they are! Spider gears & shafts, etc; The whole Exc.I mess is now at the bottom of the differential	It takes a lot of force to break a gear like this in half. Just imagine this broken gear locking up your rear wheels while driving in traffic!
There is a heat spot from a part rubbing against this gear besides some other damages which make this gear useless.	Another close-up showing the force which destroyed these gears and the differential housing around them	Final front view of the destroyed differential. You be the judge