Page 1 of 1
shaving diff housing
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:57 pm
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
Glenn
Re: shaving diff housing
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:00 am
by markil
I just replaced the 2 lowest diff studs with bolts and use them for draining the oil.
Re: shaving diff housing
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:27 am
by niss50
How did you work out how much you can cut off the housing.
Re: shaving diff housing
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:48 pm
by 91Mav
Leave a few mm of clearance to the crown wheel. Go 8mm plate
Re: shaving diff housing
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:03 pm
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
Re: shaving diff housing
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:29 am
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.
Re: shaving diff housing
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:48 am
by MikeH
I would have cut a slot in it to clear the crownwheel then weld a second smaller plate over the top.