Rick
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 posted on 2/7/03 at 05:16 PM |
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removing diff
Can anyone tell me how to remove the diff on an Escort axle?
Hunted high and low for the Bl**dy manual. I know its here somewhere under all these parts.
I have a converted axle with no inards and a perfectly good axle with no conversion
Cheers Rick
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Viper
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| posted on 2/7/03 at 05:33 PM |
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Easy, whip of the brake back plates, bash out the half shafts, undo all the bolts around the diff and out it plops, two of us can change a diff in
situ at the track in under 10 mins...
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Rick
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| posted on 2/7/03 at 06:18 PM |
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Well done that man
Cheers
Rick
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Rick
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| posted on 2/7/03 at 07:36 PM |
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Viper 2 problems. One your will laught at.
I spent ages trying to undo the backplate bolts with a spanner until I notices the access holes to get a socket in
The second though, do you actualy clump the back plate as it is in the way of the end of the half shafts that don't seem to want to budge.
Or am I going about this the wrong way too?
Rick
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Viper
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| posted on 2/7/03 at 07:48 PM |
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sorry mate should have been a bit clearer, you realy need a slide hammer to get the shaft out...this would bolt over the wheel studs, got anything you
could improvise? i made mine out of an old half shaft...don't suppose you have an old half shaft, no probably not...how about bolting a bit of
flat plate accross the studds (wider than the back plate) and belting that alternating either side of the hub (if you get my drift) you only need to
move it about 10mm to frr the bearing...
hope this helps.
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Rick
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| posted on 2/7/03 at 07:54 PM |
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Yes Thanks i'll give it a bash
Rick
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Stu16v
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| posted on 2/7/03 at 09:05 PM |
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....or use an old steel wheel rim bolted on loosely backwards and use that as a slide hammer/hammer bashing implement...
Dont just build it.....make it!
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Viper
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 12:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Stu16v
....or use an old steel wheel rim bolted on loosely backwards and use that as a slide hammer/hammer bashing implement...
there you go, this man has been there before..
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 12:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Stu16v
....or use an old steel wheel rim bolted on loosely backwards and use that as a slide hammer/hammer bashing implement...
Just don't repeat my classic 'Doh!' moment - bumped out the first half-shaft, wondered where the sound of running liquid was coming
from...
... nice big puddle of oil on the floor.
It's a good idea to drain the axle first!
DJ
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Viper
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 12:38 PM |
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and don't old diff oil stink...
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timf
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 12:53 PM |
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not just old diff oil
new stuff aint nice smelling either, and it don't taste very good.
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Viper
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 12:55 PM |
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Taste?? Hmmm don't think we ought to go down that road.
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timf
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 01:14 PM |
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you know the thing laying under car fiilling
dif with oil not paying attention oil overflows mouth in perfect position to catch oil defor it hits floor. not to be recomended.
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