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axle spline difference in gq/gu patrols
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:08 pm
by Boodge
hey i have a gu front airlocker i wanted to fit into my gq but the axle count is different, does anyone know if u can do a axle swap or anything or do i have to get the gu front housing
any help would be much appreciated
cheers
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:04 am
by turps
I was always under the impression that they where the same. Only real difference is the GU axle is 70mm wider.
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:16 am
by TUFF MAV
turps wrote:I was always under the impression that they where the same. Only real difference is the GU axle is 70mm wider.
There is no difference as Turps said.
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:08 am
by Boodge
i thought the same to but the axle definatly is spinning in the centre
the gu centre is out of a gu 3 i think. it was about an 06/07 model i think
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:50 am
by bigcam
you may have a rear 33 spline locker and putting in the front where there are 31 spline axles, front and back lockers are the same except the side gears.
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:30 am
by Boodge
its definatly a front i pulled it out myself. got me buggered ay lol ohwell ill jus have to pull it back out an have a look at wats goin on. might jus end up running front an rear gu housings
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:13 am
by RED24
interesting this comes up now
on the weekend mate done a hub on gq that has gu diffs i hade a spare gq hub and it did not fit the spline was the same count but the shaft hade a bigger diameter so the hub from my gq did not fit the gu cv
i would imagin your axles are to small for the front centre
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:20 am
by Boodge
yeh thats wat im thinkin mate but ive done it before an had no problems but ive never used a centre out of such a late model gu. maybe they changed i dunno. very annoyin but cause i was so keen to go wheelin this weekend lol
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:04 pm
by bj on roids
Ill give you 400 for it
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:20 pm
by Boodge
lol u can have the old open centre for that.
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:38 pm
by Boodge
ok seems i found the problem
the spline on the cv shaft is slipping it sheered most of the teeth off it lol
i thought the cv would of broke before that happened
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:47 pm
by patrol man
10 to 1 its bust the C/V , they crack the spider and the slip on the shaft.
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:58 pm
by big red
RED24 wrote:interesting this comes up now
on the weekend mate done a hub on gq that has gu diffs i hade a spare gq hub and it did not fit the spline was the same count but the shaft hade a bigger diameter so the hub from my gq did not fit the gu cv
i would imagin your axles are to small for the front centre
not real sure on this but i was under the impression that the GQ leafy utes FWH may fit the GU CV's ???