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How do you un-wind a diff??

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stratie:
Not as far as i know Kev, but then saying that he may not remember, he's in his 70's.
Why, what are you thinking mate?

hobbit:
I had a half shaft go on my l/w, this year on the back

While I was sorting it out, I had the chance to try it with a rangy diff, instead of the series one, to see how it was (its got a turner head on so lots of power and too low range)

It worked fine, knowing as long as I didn't engage 4wd I was ok, but later I was doing some welding, and ran it up onto some ramps, stuck it in 4wd for safety while up there

WHen I drove it off, you can imagine the slip, with a lower range (series) front diff and a higher rangy one on the back, it gave me a reminder, must do the front diff swap too :oops:

Luckily it was only a few feet on gravel so no harm done, but I wondered what the hell had happened for a second though


So the thought was perhaps as the diffs do look the same and fir, he may have had one changed and fitted the wrong one

andyb:
@Hobbit....diff swap. Thats what I thought :)

@stratie....best bet is to remove rear diff and count pinion rotations against one crown wheel rotation.

....or remove front prop (as suggested) and try in low range; basically to eliminate the gearbox/transfer box from equation :)

stratie:
Kev, im sure he hasn't had a diff change.....i could be wrong, so i'll go thru all his paper work from the garage and check. I'll ring them up and ask if need be.

Andy, i'll get the spanners out and have a play.

Thanks for the "top" advice guy's  :D
Cheers
Brend.

Chris Putt:
Could you not jack one side of the vehicle up (by which I mean both wheels on one side) whilst in 4wd, and mark a point on each tyre, then turn one of the two wheels one full rotation. The other one would also turn, and assuming the diffs are the same will turn the mark on the tyre also one full rotation. If the diffs are different then the mark will not end up in the same position......?

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