Any tips for bracing diff at Ball?

[CJ Burns Esq]

HAs anyone got any tips/templates for webbing the front diff on a GQ between the ball and the housing?
Any assistance or comments appreciated.
CJ

[ludacris]

Have heard that an upside down v shaped metal welded along the top for strength. for the front off the diff a 10mm piece shaped along the front does the job.This is what I am going to be doing.

[bundyrum4x4]

Cheeze does a kit for this, includes all brackets required to strenthen the front housing. Must get on myself BEFORE I bend mine.

[Cheezy4x4]

True I have a laser cut kit for diffs that include brace for both sides of the ball and a lamination fot the tube on the long side that also includes the side of the pumpkin.

[A1]

Heres a pic of the gusseting on DRAFTYS new GU front

[ludacris]

How much is your kit CHEEZY.Cheers.

[bazzle]

Heres a pic of the gusseting on DRAFTYS new GU front

Weld an old bearing ring around drain plug so it doesnt round over.

Bazzle

[CJ Burns Esq]

Next question, can the webbing on the ball be performed without stripping the seals out? I'd hate to stuff the seals.
CJ

[hazard]

To weld the gussets properly (ie pre heating etc get enough penetration) you will have to strip the seals out...

[XterraGuy]

So are the GQ housings known to be weak. I've only dealt with the centered H233B rear, perhaps the extra leverage of the offset housing invites more potential for flex...

Weld an old bearing ring around drain plug so it doesnt round over.

No kidding, I was able to grind the hole in mine square again the first time I changed the fluid, but just last weekend I was swapping in a third member with 4.90 gears and the plug was a mangled mess. Got my Dremel and carbide bit and had another go at it like before, but got carried away and made the hole too big (going to have to take it on out to accept a 3/4" breaker bar) and it's been shaved so short that regardless of the hole size it's just not deep enough to get the breaker to engage it. Need to plunge down into it with a bit too, should be oh so fun. The housing itself takes abuse without flinching, but that damn drain plug needs something.

[big red]

So are the GQ housings known to be weak. I've only dealt with the centered H233B rear, perhaps the extra leverage of the offset housing invites more potential for flex...

Weld an old bearing ring around drain plug so it doesnt round over.

No kidding, I was able to grind the hole in mine square again the first time I changed the fluid, but just last weekend I was swapping in a third member with 4.90 gears and the plug was a mangled mess. Got my Dremel and carbide bit and had another go at it like before, but got carried away and made the hole too big (going to have to take it on out to accept a 3/4" breaker bar) and it's been shaved so short that regardless of the hole size it's just not deep enough to get the breaker to engage it. Need to plunge down into it with a bit too, should be oh so fun. The housing itself takes abuse without flinching, but that damn drain plug needs something.

i had to weld a short socket extension bar to mine to undo it then fitted a new one and welded a ring of pipe around it to protect it.

my problem was that i had ground most of the plug away and didn't have any Square left on the plug.... my GQ one semed to have a deeper square section than the GU one.