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shaved my diff today (got pics)

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shaved my diff today (got pics)

Post by mugginsmoo »

well i finally got aroud to shaving my spare front diff.

a little scary at first, this was my first shave :D
i only had limited tools, a nine inch grinder and a welder. and these were loners.
probably could have gained a little more clearance, if i had taken more time and risked the chance of leaks.

the first thing is to cut a hole, so measurements can be taken for the crown wheel.
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side on
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i then tac welded the plate on. then bolted up a diff head to help hold the mating surface flat, as i try'd to weld.
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as you can see it's now a little flatter and smoother
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in the end i only gained about an inch of ground clearance. but now there is no big drain bung hanging down, trying to hold on to every edge and ledge. :D

i'm stoked :cool:
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Post by nicbeer »

How do you empty the diff now?

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Post by SiKiD_01 »

nicbeer wrote:How do you empty the diff now?

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just take out the bottom two bolts which hold the third in. you can see in the pics the bolt goes through to the inside. will take longer, and won't always empty out clean, and may leave bits of metal filings, sludge and so on in the diff. unless you just take the whole 3rd out.
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Post by mugginsmoo »

its set up so you use the bottom two bolts,
a real slow way to empty the diff. but this is how i've had to do the diff since it was serviced. i reckon that they were having strong man comps when they tightened up the drain bung. shiiiiiiiiiiit it's tight. :shock:
even with a three foot bar i cant make it budge.


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Post by christover1 »

1 step closer to being Adventure ready.
Good work, mate.
Hope we see you there.

This year I mean. :D
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Post by mugginsmoo »

not going to make it to AT06

too much going on at work at that time of the year, i've try'd real hard to wrangle the weekend off and it's not happening.

still i'll press on just in case.

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Post by christover1 »

We haven't had a Jimny on AT yet, so you may be a first.
Oh well, maybe next cup day or weekday holiday.

PS. I shaved all the teeth of my diff pinion, but not a good mod :D

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Post by redzook »

nice u'll love it now

most of the advantages comes from the flat bottom on the diff now

they pretty much slide over everything instead of hanging on the drain plug

how much clearance do u have to the bottom of the pumkin and what size tires?
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