opening a differential

[chiboy002]

can anyone help me out with this? im buying a welded internal of the stock diff and the guy charges 50$/hour to swap it, i can do this myself if its just loosening bolts and all that... but how exactly would i go about doing it... remove diff and then what?

[lflkajfj12123]

there's plenty of write-ups on how to do this

but its super easy

remove the cover

remove bearing bolts

knock out output shafts

pry the internals out

remove ring gear

use shims in same order when reassembling

thats the basics of it

[chiboy002]

there's plenty of write-ups on how to do this

but its super easy

remove the cover

remove bearing bolts

knock out output shafts

pry the internals out

remove ring gear

use shims in same order when reassembling

thats the basics of it

simple google search came up with nothing! what if i have the entire core? can i just pull everything out and put the welded in?

[lflkajfj12123]

there's a write up on nico and zilvia

look in the archives and faqs i think the zilvia one has pictures down

honestly just start pulling it apart and lay everything in order it will be real obvious just make sure the shims go back in the same order

you need an impact for the ring gear bolts since those have loctite on them

took me about 30 minutes the first time

[chiboy002]

oh ok, thanks man

[Addicted2Kouki]

just be careful man. diffs are fuckin heavy.
its no fun when you drop it on your hand, face, etc.

[slow40sx]

just be careful man. diffs are fuckin heavy.
its no fun when you drop it on your hand, face, etc.

yep, had a buddy drop one on my arm, i was real not happy

[Giebs]

When you put the diff back in the pumpkin you want to make sure the ring and pinion are meshed properly. To make sure it's done right, you need to check the contact patch of the gears and use shims to adjust accordingly. The best place to find this information is the FSM.

[Rolo7]

can anyone help me out with this? im buying a welded internal of the stock diff and the guy charges 50$/hour to swap it, i can do this myself if its just loosening bolts and all that... but how exactly would i go about doing it... remove diff and then what?
- if u take off the differential your self and take it in it should only take about an hour, that's how long it took too put my lsd in

[mxexux]

Wow. All these people slapping diffs in without checking backlash and gear pattern. But then again if its just a welded diff, no big deal if it howls like wolfman and wears out bearings faster. I guess I'm just anal about following specs.

[yokotas13]

yep you are

[Mister.E]

what if i have the entire core? can i just pull everything out and put the welded in?

no, ring and pinion gears are paired. you need to take the ring gear off of the old diff and put it on the welded one. only then can you drop everything in.

Wow. All these people slapping diffs in without checking backlash and gear pattern. But then again if its just a welded diff, no big deal if it howls like wolfman and wears out bearings faster. I guess I'm just anal about following specs.

i have swapped numerous diff's and i get the backlash checked every time. it is always spot on which leads me to believe that there really is no need to do it if you are just swapping out the diff itself. if for some reason you got the shims or something mixed up and couldnt remember which way they go back in, then yes, i think it would be necessary to have the backlash checked.

[lflkajfj12123]

yep i've done it multiple times

the backlash will still be set correctly if you use the same shims in the same order that you took the diff out

problems happen when you're swapping shit over from another diff and end up using different shims together

[clark]

if the guy charges 50 an hour, i can't imagine it will take longer than 2 hours....soo...

baacklash is not as easy as these guys are making it sound.

just pay the 100 bucks and have peace of mind

OR

if you're up for the learning experience and have the right tools and time, do it yourself.

[lflkajfj12123]

less than $50 differential = me not giving a shit about how well the backlash is set

[Mister.E]

baacklash is not as easy as these guys are making it sound.


GTFO man

if he uses the same exact shims in the same exact spots he will be fine.

but i guess you are right, i have no idea what im talking about.

[chiboy002]

just be careful man. diffs are fuckin heavy.
its no fun when you drop it on your hand, face, etc.

yeah dude, thanks for the advice! i was putting it back on and it almost fell on me 2 times. coming off, my uncle lowered the jack whilst i balanced it and he just made it drop like a stone. almost died

[slamburger]

Diff's are stinky too...

[Dignity]

Wow. All these people slapping diffs in without checking backlash and gear pattern. But then again if its just a welded diff, no big deal if it howls like wolfman and wears out bearings faster. I guess I'm just anal about following specs.
You and me both bro lol.