Page 1 of 1
Where to weld diff
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:19 pm
by Big Red Toy
i'm going to play around and weld up a spare diff, where do i??? pics
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:12 pm
by J Top
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
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:28 pm
by Thor
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:45 pm
by RUFF
holy moly
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:48 pm
by SiKiD_01
dayum...... is that whole centre full of weld? if it is its a lotta weld.
wish Vitara diffs where that easy to weld
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:20 pm
by Big Red Toy
cheers
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:53 pm
by MY45
Another hot tip is to use a heap of welding anti spatter or you'll get spatter on the crown gear surface....not good.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:22 pm
by -Richo-
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.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:17 pm
by MY45
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.
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:54 pm
by stool
What a differance the mig made to my Datto Hey Ben
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:17 pm
by chops
don't forget to let the diff cool down normally before you put it back in and start driving
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:23 am
by -Richo-
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
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:00 pm
by MY45
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.
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:15 pm
by -Richo-
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.
