Diff rebuild, well sortof.. :D

[Mux213]

Next we decided to try and rebuild one of the diffs that was in better condition. I won't go through the whole process but it was pretty easy really, if you pay good attention when you take the diff appart, it really is easy as can be to put it back together again with new parts. The only trick is to unscrew and later fasten the bolts on the top of the diff in a cross pattern. Also use some locktite when fastening them again.

We had two major issues. First, when rebuilding you replace the clutch plates and stuff that are on the side gears, no problem there, and the two little plates that sit against center piece. Now we lost those two little plates so we ended up using the old ones. Not good Irritating was that we found the replacement plates when cleaning up at the end of the day but it was to late then

The other issue was with the side bearings on the diff that we also wanted to replace. They were impossible to free up. Luckely Ed put some of his welding skills to good use to get them off. This is a problem with not having the right tools because it requires a good puller that has small enough hooks to fit underneath the lower rim of the bearings. Also heating the bearings would have helped a lot but that was the only piece of equipment in the shop that had broken down a day or two ago.