welding diffs, is it worth it?

Post by **chevJ40** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:40 pm

recently blew up the spider gears in the rear diff or my 40 now i have spare open spool diffs but the crownwheel and pinion on the blown diff are perfect is it worth welding it or will i just decrease the life of the diff

cheers
rob

Post by **hokey** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:43 pm

well the axles will break or eventually. or your welds will. great traction tho

Post by **BJ40 3B** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:07 pm

Have a welded rear diff and an ARB up front on my 40 with 37' tyres for more than a year and it's holding great. Great offroad, and on the road i think it's more predictable than a Detroit (which I have in another 40). The only downside I point is tyre wear, but not a problem as i almost only use it offroad!

Post by **MY45** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:14 pm

Weld it

Post by **chevJ40** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:42 pm

ive got like 3 sets of tyres so i think im gonna weld it

whats the go with setting the mig do i just hit it full heat or turn the amperage down?

Post by **BJ40 3B** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:18 pm

All the info needed!

http://www.ih8mud.com/tech/woody/welded.html

Post by **4sum4** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:15 pm

Only down side is that it can Limo across when you don`t want it to

Post by **Huggy** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:33 pm

had my zook front diff welded the other week what a different car to drive now ,i crawl things now instead of flogging it to do the same thing

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