Cariboo4x4
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I found out today the knocking noise in my differential and was two teeth chipped off the ring gear. My manual says the ring gear is attached to the "center wheel" with 12 rivets. If a home mechanic buys a ring gear can the rivets be easily popped out and new ones put in? I wonder what caused these chipped teeth to happen? We have some steep roads where we often have to stop to let livestock pass and maybe the jerk of continuing uphill caused this? I was also using the differential brakes a lot this past spring with chains on the tires. I found a used ringer already on a center wheel with a matched pinion.