So I'm trying to fix my buddies hyper 7 and i pull the center diff out and the dog bones, the problem is the front pinion gear is pushed in to the diff so far that the set screw in the drive cup has nothing to tighten down to, I cant figure out how the pinion got shoved so far forward and trying to grab on to it and pull it back out where it should be isn't working its seems stuck where its at.
I'm hoping somebody else here has had the same thing happen and knows how to help me, i really dont want to tear apart the whole front end.
I took pics of both the front and rear pinion gear so you can see the difference, Please any advice would be very much appreciated

It looks as though the pinion and or ring gear has worn out, (maybe something to do with the bearings in the diff case too) the only way your gonna be able to see what the problem is, is to tear her down.

Ok so I figured it out and got her fixed and as usual I over looked the obvious, the bearing that the pinion rides on was sticking out and making it seem as if the pinion was shoved forward, of course I had the front end torn down before I saw the bearing [:@] so I tapped the bearing back in place and put the drive cup back on with some heavy duty loctite. Can't help but feel like a dumb ***** for Not seeing that right away.

Wow!!! I see it in the picture now!!! lol.....its kinda like the whats different about the two pictures game!!! too funny!!! Glad you got it sorted out!!

Thanks man yea I looked at my pcr and found the same thing the front drive is loose and the bearing is sticking out