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Burnt Diffs
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:27 pm
by Fozdick
I have access to some GQ diffs from a burnt Rb30 TRoll , will the centers be usaable or will the heat have stuffed them? paint is burnt off but oil is still good.
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:36 pm
by markil
If the oil is still good I reckon there's a good chance the centres would be unharmed. How are the brakes, bearings, etc? can you turn the axles freely?
Mark.
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:45 pm
by Fozdick
all that looks a bit sad as rust has setupon the rotors
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:49 pm
by Fozdick
i think the centers and cvs should be pretty well protected in there but i dont know what sort of temps start to affect hardening od crownwheel etc.
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:20 am
by Tim D
I pulled a remote transfer out of a burnt mq and stripped the transfer down, i found that there was oil very lightly coated to the inside of the housing, i cleaned it all , but i think it was a waste of tome as the seals were still good. Most the heat was in the body of the car, so i would gess that the diffs will be ok.
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:41 pm
by Rhett
Fire burns up. I have seen houses burnt down and there timber floors stil ok. not much heat would have got to them
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:22 pm
by not not
Id change all the rubber seals ie' pinion seals and oil seals as they would melt pretty damn quick
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:52 am
by Fozdick
Thats a good point , i will do that when i change the pinion flanges to the big ones.