Removing the diff

[RichardK]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[RichardK]

No, having a big dick makes you a man. I'm a hell of a man

As for the diff, tomorrow will tell. I'll make a how to afterwards. I have a bad back tho so won't be overly easy anyway grrr!

[30psi]

Originally Posted by RichardK

No, being a big dick makes you a man. I'm a hell of a man

[lmrdave]

[quote=RichardK;26120]No, having a big dick makes you a man. I'm a hell of a man QUOTE]

Depends where the dick is . . . (ie sitting on it doesn't count)