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swap out of rear diff

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:14 pm
by dwaynes
Guys is all that involved in doing a diff swap on a gq a matter of

undo tailshaft
undo brakes
undo upper and lower trailing arm
undo panhard
undo shocks


roll out

then push the new one in and do it all up and bleed brakes.


or am i over simplfing it

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:39 pm
by Beastmavster
well... there are wheels, and jacking the car up....

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:50 pm
by matthewK
id just put GQ on stands

undo wheel
undo brake sit on top of axle housing
undo drive shaft

drain out oil
undo axle retaing bolts
pull axle righ out other wise sitting it in ther will screw up the oil seal
undo 12 bolt to diff
pull diff chuck away

bring in new
put new gasket on or just gasket goo
put in
do it up same way you undid it
thats for a centers anyways?? unless your replaceing the whole rear differeantal

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:22 am
by dwaynes
matthewK wrote:id just put GQ on stands

undo wheel
undo brake sit on top of axle housing
undo drive shaft

drain out oil
undo axle retaing bolts
pull axle righ out other wise sitting it in ther will screw up the oil seal
undo 12 bolt to diff
pull diff chuck away

bring in new
put new gasket on or just gasket goo
put in
do it up same way you undid it
thats for a centers anyways?? unless your replaceing the whole rear differeantal
yeah looking at full diff swap.