Swapping rear end and recently picked up an 8 ¾. Its open, but I want to put a sure grip in it so I took it apart today. Look at the pictures. Everything else looks good. But the diff is damaged just where the bolts are in more than one place.
8 ¾ What may have caused this?
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HemiEd
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Carrier was made on a Friday afternoon, or Monday morning. 
Backtobasics
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I agree, it seems as if someone got a little aggressive on the machining of the outside of the carrier. It seems small compared to ring gear, but I have not been inside an 8.75 recently.
Carrier was made on a Friday afternoon, or Monday morning.
Yeah I think that casting was machined until it cleaned up. Intersecting the bolt relief was of no consequence.
Like they say "ship it with a note" LOL
Supershafts
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That is nothing to worry about....even if it did chip off while in use.
Backtobasics
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Yeah, brake cleaner is great for this type of work.
Supershafts
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Keep the cleaner off your hands
BadAss71
Let's Go Brandon
Maybe its just me but it looks like the last person who tightened the ring gear up used a real thick socket and that's what broke the pieces off at the places it did. Maybe?
My first thought also.
blue missile
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If that were the result of the machining, the edges would have been symmetrical.
Andrew
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