Hey .....i need an 11 tooth pinion for my BOP 10 bolt 8.2 diff out of my 66 Bonneville ...any body have one in their workshop that they are willing to sell me ? thanks j
GrtDanes said
Mar 13, 2016
They are dirt cheap on ebay.Im sure you could finf 1 at any Nappa etc.
jsr said
Mar 13, 2016
...i can only find complete ring and pinion gear sets on ebay or anywhere online ! i'll give nappa a call though and see ...thanks Grt
4SPEED427 said
Mar 13, 2016
You can't replace just a pinion. They are a matched set, you MUST change both gears as a matched set. If you change only one of the two gears, you will know right away by the noise that they are not matched.
I suspect you will have to buy used.
jsr said
Mar 14, 2016
Carl Stevenson wrote:
You can't replace just a pinion. They are a matched set, you MUST change both gears as a matched set. If you change only one of the two gears, you will know right away by the noise that they are not matched.
I suspect you will have to buy used.
...Carl i know you are dead right , my diff gears are in perfect condition though so if i could find a very good condition pinion im sure it would work! but hey , $250 and i have a brand new complete set !! i was just being a cheap skate !
4SPEED427 said
Mar 14, 2016
We think alike!
But don't do it, you WILL regret it. By accident, I tried this years ago when I was helping a relative with his 67 Chevelle. We didn't realize the two gears (used) were not from the diff and we fought with them for over a day trying to get them quiet. We found out they were not matched and abandoned that plan real fast!
66 Beau said
Mar 15, 2016
Cheap way to make your car sound like its got a supercharger.
Wwwhhiiiinnnnee
CdnGMfan said
Mar 15, 2016
Before you commit to parts for an 8.2, make certain that it is in fact an 8.2 and not one of those strange 8.75" 10-bolt rears. U.S. Pontiacs sometimes used those 8.75 rears and they were later used in the mid-to-late 1970s on big engine full-size GM cars, full-size wagons, A-body wagons 73-77 and also Cutlasses. The cover has 10-bolts, sort of squared off top & bottom, plus some little cresent cutouts by the axle tubes.
Picture of a differential in a 66 Pontiac with a 421:
I'm not an expert, but I am simply advising you to verify which exactdifferential you have. Good luck!
Thanks every body for the marvelous info and advice ....i will double check in the morning ....i think it is actually and 8.75 I'll pop the cover and check !
crazytrain said
Mar 16, 2016
I have a posi diff just like that one in the picture, but is a 8.875 that came out of a 68 Bonneville station wagon that had a 428 in it, 10 bolt cover but 12 bolt guts
jsr said
Mar 16, 2016
crazytrain wrote:
I have a posi diff just like that one in the picture, but is a 8.875 that came out of a 68 Bonneville station wagon that had a 428 in it, 10 bolt cover but 12 bolt guts
Hey crazy ......that is exactly what i have in mine , a ten bolt cover squared off top and bottom and a ring gear with 12 bolts on it . What ring and pinion ratio did your locker have on it ? what sort of condition is it in ? how much do you want for it and where are you ? thanks j
jsr said
Mar 16, 2016
CdnGMfan wrote:
Before you commit to parts for an 8.2, make certain that it is in fact an 8.2 and not one of those strange 8.75" 10-bolt rears. U.S. Pontiacs sometimes used those 8.75 rears and they were later used in the mid-to-late 1970s on big engine full-size GM cars, full-size wagons, A-body wagons 73-77 and also Cutlasses. The cover has 10-bolts, sort of squared off top & bottom, plus some little cresent cutouts by the axle tubes.
Picture of a differential in a 66 Pontiac with a 421:
I'm not an expert, but I am simply advising you to verify which exactdifferential you have. Good luck!
Just double checked mine .....im a conduit of false information ....mine is just the same as in this picture , but my ring gear has 12 bolts and looks like it could measure 8.85 or 8.75 ...
63gpman said
Mar 16, 2016
Yes, the full size US built Pontiacs used an 8.875 ring gear. Fabcraft Metalworks has gears for these. The gears/carriers are P8 Pontiac only (well the Oldsmobile "P" axle is the same) 65-70 but 71-76 will work if you use the corresponding pinion yoke.
4SPEED427 said
Mar 16, 2016
I was hoping someone south of the border who knows about these 'different' Pontiacs would chime in on this one!
I'm kidding Brad, I know you guys think our's are 'different'.....
63gpman said
Mar 17, 2016
There are a lot of times that it would be much easier to own a Canadian Poncho and the Rear diff is certainly one of them!!
jsr said
Mar 17, 2016
63gpman wrote:
Yes, the full size US built Pontiacs used an 8.875 ring gear. Fabcraft Metalworks has gears for these. The gears/carriers are P8 Pontiac only (well the Oldsmobile "P" axle is the same) 65-70 but 71-76 will work if you use the corresponding pinion yoke.
Marvelous info from every one .....im on a whole new mission from when i started , thank goodness i didn't spend a grand on an 8.2 posi and gears last week !
Hey .....i need an 11 tooth pinion for my BOP 10 bolt 8.2 diff out of my 66 Bonneville ...any body have one in their workshop that they are willing to sell me ? thanks j
...i can only find complete ring and pinion gear sets on ebay or anywhere online ! i'll give nappa a call though and see ...thanks Grt
I suspect you will have to buy used.
...Carl i know you are dead right , my diff gears are in perfect condition though so if i could find a very good condition pinion im sure it would work! but hey , $250 and i have a brand new complete set !! i was just being a cheap skate !
But don't do it, you WILL regret it. By accident, I tried this years ago when I was helping a relative with his 67 Chevelle. We didn't realize the two gears (used) were not from the diff and we fought with them for over a day trying to get them quiet. We found out they were not matched and abandoned that plan real fast!
Wwwhhiiiinnnnee
Before you commit to parts for an 8.2, make certain that it is in fact an 8.2 and not one of those strange 8.75" 10-bolt rears. U.S. Pontiacs sometimes used those 8.75 rears and they were later used in the mid-to-late 1970s on big engine full-size GM cars, full-size wagons, A-body wagons 73-77 and also Cutlasses. The cover has 10-bolts, sort of squared off top & bottom, plus some little cresent cutouts by the axle tubes.
Picture of a differential in a 66 Pontiac with a 421:
I'm not an expert, but I am simply advising you to verify which exactdifferential you have. Good luck!
I have a posi diff just like that one in the picture, but is a 8.875 that came out of a 68 Bonneville station wagon that had a 428 in it, 10 bolt cover but 12 bolt guts
Hey crazy ......that is exactly what i have in mine , a ten bolt cover squared off top and bottom and a ring gear with 12 bolts on it . What ring and pinion ratio did your locker have on it ? what sort of condition is it in ? how much do you want for it and where are you ? thanks j
Just double checked mine .....im a conduit of false information ....mine is just the same as in this picture , but my ring gear has 12 bolts and looks like it could measure 8.85 or 8.75 ...
I'm kidding Brad, I know you guys think our's are 'different'.....
Marvelous info from every one .....im on a whole new mission from when i started , thank goodness i didn't spend a grand on an 8.2 posi and gears last week !
my diff has 2:93 gears in it, probably not what you are looking for, If I got $200 for the diff I would be happy
hmmm...where are you based roughly ? im in southern ontario down near Brighton ...