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crazyJDMstyle · 07-09-2005, 12:28 AM

For those of you without a press, how did you press your bearings onto your diff?

Im at that stage now and debating whether i should take it to a shop just to be sure that all the measurements are correct...but i guess if i took it to a shop they could press the bearings.....hmmmmm

oh well...tell me how you what you did

Ritz S14 · 07-09-2005, 12:38 AM

Go have it pressed. I rather spend the 20-30bucks(don't know how much it cost), to have a bearing pressed. Than find out I f'd up the bearing install and tear out the diff again.

infinitexsound · 07-09-2005, 01:18 AM

word...........

crazyJDMstyle · 07-09-2005, 07:48 AM

............yea

MunkeyNuts · 07-09-2005, 08:40 AM

rubber mallet and a set of balls. quit whining!

edit: this is really s14slide posting under someone else's SN.

EEdude · 07-09-2005, 11:12 AM

cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HyperTek · 07-09-2005, 12:11 PM

wooden block and deadblow hammer etc.. I cant imagine the press getting it on any straighter then any other method as long as you know waht your doing.

EEdude · 07-09-2005, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperTek

wooden block and deadblow hammer etc.. I cant imagine the press getting it on any straighter then any other method as long as you know waht your doing.

So I take it you've done it this way? IMO, when it comes to something like that, do it right, or don't do it at all.

infinitexsound · 07-09-2005, 07:33 PM

hammer causes damage to the part.... press is slowly no damage if any....... do u always solve all ur problems with a hammer?? u know a big as vise would be reasonable not a hammer... really

kandyflip445 · 07-09-2005, 11:44 PM

I've used a hammer. If you use a soft face deadblow it works good. DO NOT USE A METAL HAMMER...unless it's brass. lol I still wouldn't use a brass hammer because they chip.

crazyJDMstyle · 07-10-2005, 10:13 AM

well....im getting mine pressed(cause its free) from one of the shops close to my house. The problem is i gotta wait till monday to have them pressed and then probably longer cause of that damn hurricane.

Ive already got the ring gear on the new diff and everything all in order....just gotta wait for the bearings.

And whats the deal with it being hard to get the diff out of the pumpkin? After i tapped my output shafts out...I probably could have pulled the diff by hand.......ok..maybe not by hand but still

EEdude · 07-10-2005, 10:22 AM

Well the diff should be tight inside the carrier, because you don't want any slack with your ring gear and pinion gear. If there is too much play, your ring gear and pinion gear is going to start chewing up eachother. If you were able to pull it out with yoru hand, or a minimal amount of force, I suggest you have your diff reshimmed for a tighter tolerance.

The two open diff swaps that I've done. It took about 20-30lbs of force to pop the diff out of the carrier. Installing the shims weren't all that easy either, takes lots of patience. But it still wouldn't go right in, with out the right amount of force. So far, it's been probably 4months, an no problems so far.

crazyJDMstyle · 07-11-2005, 07:53 PM

Yea....my friend and i had like 3ft. crow bars on either side and just put weight on it....came right out.

I got my bearings pressed today and finished the job. when I tapped the last shim in it was pretty tight. I put some white grease on the ring gear to check the pattern and it was a little towards the toe on the drive side........absolutely perfectly perfect for used gears.

Ive driven about 15 miles so far....only about 165 to go....damn nismo.
Just kiddin...i lightly got it sideways a few times in the parking lot earlier...its so smooth and sssssuuuupppperrrrrrrrr quiet. it sounds like this.............................................. .ch...................................

anyway.........sweet

crazyJDMstyle · 07-11-2005, 07:54 PM

did you measure the backlash eedude?

EEdude · 07-11-2005, 09:11 PM

Nah. Just remove, replace, and enjoy.

crazyJDMstyle · 07-11-2005, 10:39 PM

my tires squeal goin like 10....mmm....mmm...mmm......LIMITED slip huh

SochBAT · 07-11-2005, 10:43 PM

wow, i never had that much trouble swapping differentials.
unbolt, pry out, swap, drop in, bang shims in slowly, insert output shafts, enjoy.

07-09-2005, 12:28 AM	#1
crazyJDMstyle Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 63 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lsd install question For those of you without a press, how did you press your bearings onto your diff? Im at that stage now and debating whether i should take it to a shop just to be sure that all the measurements are correct...but i guess if i took it to a shop they could press the bearings.....hmmmmm oh well...tell me how you what you did

07-09-2005, 01:18 AM	#3
infinitexsound Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INtraweb Age: 39 Posts: 3,522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	word........... __________________ S14 TrackSlut coming to a raceway near you... 510 TimeAttack on its way...

07-09-2005, 08:40 AM	#5
MunkeyNuts Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Japan Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rubber mallet and a set of balls. quit whining! edit: this is really s14slide posting under someone else's SN. __________________ WWW.PXRACING.COM WWW.MUNKEYNUTS.COM WWW.HONKEYSHUNGLIKEDONKEYS.COM

07-09-2005, 12:11 PM	#7
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	wooden block and deadblow hammer etc.. I cant imagine the press getting it on any straighter then any other method as long as you know waht your doing. __________________ Keep it Classy

07-09-2005, 07:33 PM	#9
infinitexsound Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INtraweb Age: 39 Posts: 3,522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hammer causes damage to the part.... press is slowly no damage if any....... do u always solve all ur problems with a hammer?? u know a big as vise would be reasonable not a hammer... really __________________ S14 TrackSlut coming to a raceway near you... 510 TimeAttack on its way...

07-09-2005, 12:38 AM	#2
Ritz S14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: C A L I F O R N I A Age: 39 Posts: 3,586 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Go have it pressed. I rather spend the 20-30bucks(don't know how much it cost), to have a bearing pressed. Than find out I f'd up the bearing install and tear out the diff again.

07-09-2005, 07:48 AM	#4
crazyJDMstyle Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 63 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	............yea

07-09-2005, 11:12 AM	#6
EEdude Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 510 Posts: 71 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-09-2005, 11:44 PM	#10
kandyflip445 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arden, NC Age: 36 Posts: 4,460 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kandyflip445 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I've used a hammer. If you use a soft face deadblow it works good. DO NOT USE A METAL HAMMER...unless it's brass. lol I still wouldn't use a brass hammer because they chip. __________________ My 240 vBgarage

07-10-2005, 10:13 AM	#11
crazyJDMstyle Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 63 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well....im getting mine pressed(cause its free) from one of the shops close to my house. The problem is i gotta wait till monday to have them pressed and then probably longer cause of that damn hurricane. Ive already got the ring gear on the new diff and everything all in order....just gotta wait for the bearings. And whats the deal with it being hard to get the diff out of the pumpkin? After i tapped my output shafts out...I probably could have pulled the diff by hand.......ok..maybe not by hand but still

07-10-2005, 10:22 AM	#12
EEdude Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 510 Posts: 71 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well the diff should be tight inside the carrier, because you don't want any slack with your ring gear and pinion gear. If there is too much play, your ring gear and pinion gear is going to start chewing up eachother. If you were able to pull it out with yoru hand, or a minimal amount of force, I suggest you have your diff reshimmed for a tighter tolerance. The two open diff swaps that I've done. It took about 20-30lbs of force to pop the diff out of the carrier. Installing the shims weren't all that easy either, takes lots of patience. But it still wouldn't go right in, with out the right amount of force. So far, it's been probably 4months, an no problems so far.

07-11-2005, 07:53 PM	#13
crazyJDMstyle Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 63 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yea....my friend and i had like 3ft. crow bars on either side and just put weight on it....came right out. I got my bearings pressed today and finished the job. when I tapped the last shim in it was pretty tight. I put some white grease on the ring gear to check the pattern and it was a little towards the toe on the drive side........absolutely perfectly perfect for used gears. Ive driven about 15 miles so far....only about 165 to go....damn nismo. Just kiddin...i lightly got it sideways a few times in the parking lot earlier...its so smooth and sssssuuuupppperrrrrrrrr quiet. it sounds like this.............................................. .ch................................... anyway.........sweet

07-11-2005, 07:54 PM	#14
crazyJDMstyle Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 63 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	did you measure the backlash eedude?

07-11-2005, 09:11 PM	#15
EEdude Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 510 Posts: 71 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nah. Just remove, replace, and enjoy.

07-11-2005, 10:39 PM	#16
crazyJDMstyle Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 63 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my tires squeal goin like 10....mmm....mmm...mmm......LIMITED slip huh

07-11-2005, 10:43 PM	#17
SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 35 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	wow, i never had that much trouble swapping differentials. unbolt, pry out, swap, drop in, bang shims in slowly, insert output shafts, enjoy.

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