Short yellow dampers on diff assembly and me and my mate done the job within 3 hours.Did have the use of a lift and a gearbox/diff hyd: support in the lifting and lowering.
Short yellow dampers on diff assembly and me and my mate done the job within 3 hours.Did have the use of a lift and a gearbox/diff hyd: support in the lifting and lowering.
Appreciated, thanks. At least you saved the cost of parting with approx £200 through a garage - well done anyway.Originally Posted by SVR
Phil.
The diff will come out without taking the sub frame out. As has been said before the unit weighs a lot and care has to be taken when removing it.The drive shaft bolts are put in with locktight and can be problem to remove without damaging the bolt heads. I would not attempt it unless you have a ramp or pit. The diff requires to be rotated to get it out and because of its weight it takes a least two people to remove it.
Thanks for the valueable advise, Scooter. I'm not going to attempt this myself or involve anyone else with me. It will be undertaken at a nearby garage and I can therefore inform the mechanics of what is required to from through experiences of this forum.
When you say it requires to be rotated, will this be fwds/back or right/left/ sideways rotatation? I guess a good spray of release agent (wd40 or similar) would help with the release of the coupled drives and obviously an application of loctite for the bolt threads when it is finally coupled? Thanks.
Phil.
Probably also a good idea to mark the position of the shafts before removing to avoid any issues with vibration when assembling again
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That indeed is a very valid point, but had already anticipated it . Thanks for your thought.
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