Removing the diff

RichardK · #1 24-05-2008, 20:50

Can someone just remind me how to remove my diff without dropping the rear axle?

I need to pop a manual diff back in rather than the auto one but not sure how to remove the diff as when I fitted the current one I had the entire rear axle in my workshop lol

Beany-s12 · #2 24-05-2008, 21:24

i just unbolted the outer cv joints from the shaft and levered one of them up so i could slide it all across and drop one side down!
i did have a 2 post ramp to do it on though which made life alot easier

RichardK · #3 25-05-2008, 19:07

So unbolt the drive shafts at the wheel end, then pop them off at the diff end, undo diff mounting bolts and wiggle it all out?

That about right?

Beany-s12 · #4 26-05-2008, 01:19

i unbolted them at wheel end but left the shafts in the diff and dropped it all out together! was a bit tight though

30psi · #5 26-05-2008, 11:35

There's a big bracket in the way on each arm. You have to be a man and squeeze the shafts in tight to clear it. Or you can be a woofter and remove the bracket, which seems to bolt to the bottom of the shock if i remember correctly.

Beany-s12 · #6 26-05-2008, 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by 30psi

There's a big bracket in the way on each arm. You have to be a man and squeeze the shafts in tight to clear it. Or you can be a woofter and remove the bracket, which seems to bolt to the bottom of the shock if i remember correctly.

i must be a man then Grrrrr