Where to weld diff

Post by **Big Red Toy** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:19 pm

i'm going to play around and weld up a spare diff, where do i??? pics

Post by **J Top** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:12 pm

Weld the side gears to the carrier.
Weld the spider gears to the side gears
Cut out a 5mm plate to fit against all 4 gears and weld it on.
Sorry my tech doesn't stretch to pics.
J Top

Post by **Thor** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:28 pm

this has been asked before funny enough!
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... =weld+diff

Post by **RUFF** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:45 pm

Post by **SiKiD_01** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:48 pm

dayum...... is that whole centre full of weld? if it is its a lotta weld.

wish Vitara diffs where that easy to weld

Post by **Big Red Toy** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:20 pm

cheers

Post by **MY45** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:53 pm

Another hot tip is to use a heap of welding anti spatter or you'll get spatter on the crown gear surface....not good.

Post by **-Richo-** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:22 pm

Yes i searched, in fact i have just finished reading 12 or so threads on the subject. One thing that was never mentioned was that when putting the plates in to weld to the spider gears, can you put the plate right up against the gear? does the axle protrude at all inside the hemishpere? thats all im worried about, though being that it wasnt mentioned im assuming its a non issue, but better to be safe then fark a diff

Im welding a rear hilux diff if that makes any difference.

Post by **MY45** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:17 pm

Dropie you may as well whack the axels into it as one of mine did fall too low into the centre and caused problems. Push the axels in and then you cant get it wrong.

Post by **stool** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:54 pm

What a differance the mig made to my Datto Hey Ben

Post by **chops** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:17 pm

don't forget to let the diff cool down normally before you put it back in and start driving

Post by **-Richo-** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:23 am

thats the thing, i stuck an axle in there and it protruded a good 10 mm in but im assuming it doesnt stick that far in, more like 5mm when the axles are in their proper place. I might just weld up all the gears as best i can and leave this area open, ill be putting an arb in there in a month or so anyway.

Stool - The school of Troy

he will be proud

Post by **MY45** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:00 pm

Drop Bear wrote:thats the thing, i stuck an axle in there and it protruded a good 10 mm in but im assuming it doesnt stick that far in, more like 5mm when the axles are in their proper place. I might just weld up all the gears as best i can and leave this area open, ill be putting an arb in there in a month or so anyway.

Stool - The school of Troy he will be proud

Dont leave it open ben it will break. Just weld it in a bit off the axels.

Post by **-Richo-** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:15 pm

nah sorted it out, instead of putting the plates down into the hemisphere i put the plates across the top (at the inspection holes) and welded them to the gears leaving the centre section the axles go into open so the axles can go right in if need be (you can see right through), should be strong as. Looking at Ruff's pic i figured the whole hemisphere was filled with weld but i think i did it similar to what he did.

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