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shaving diff housing

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shaving diff housing

Post by some_guy »

got a question for those that have shaved there diff housings before, the front in particular
picked up a new housing to replace my bent one so before i put it in i'm going to brace and shave it

what did you do with the drain plug? where is the best place to put the new one after the shave has been completed?

thanks
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Post by markil »

I just replaced the 2 lowest diff studs with bolts and use them for draining the oil.
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Post by niss50 »

How did you work out how much you can cut off the housing.
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Post by 91Mav »

Leave a few mm of clearance to the crown wheel. Go 8mm plate
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Re: shaving diff housing

Post by some_guy »

markil wrote:I just replaced the 2 lowest diff studs with bolts and use them for draining the oil.
cheers mark, was one of the many ideas i'd come up with.
now to start cutting :twisted:
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Re: shaving diff housing

Post by gu town »

Theres a thread somewhere on here about shaving diffs.

Whoever did it cut off "too much" , welded the plate on then heated and bashed the plate till the crownwheel had clearance... food for thought.
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Re: shaving diff housing

Post by MikeH »

I would have cut a slot in it to clear the crownwheel then weld a second smaller plate over the top.
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