i have been trying to rebuild the plated rear diff today,got it all back together but one side is further out than the other,it works and seems to operate ok,but is this ok,

 

 

 

 

hi lloyd

how have you held the input shafts in ? and why are you using a 7" version ? you will break it again


marco

 

hi lloyd hope its sorted for monday, and what is happening monday ? pm me

 

hi marco,input shafts are bolted in. the 7 inch diff and adjustable rear beam where done when the car had the 420 bhp engine with anti lag.so would have been ok at that spec.

 

its tuesday now mate, pm ya in a bit

 

cant do tuesdays

 

lol ok mate ,no problem.might see you sunday at the meet

 

i have managed to sort the problem with the plated diff, i had 3 spare crown wheels,and thought they where all the same.so i used the best one i had,after much head scratching it appeared that the vanes on the original crown wheel and pinion had a slight taper towards the center,and the one i was trying to fit did not.changed them over and now its all working again.

 

i hope you havent just unscrewed the sides, removed the diff unit, changed the crownwheel and refit it ?

the CWP's are matched as a pair, the diff side bearings and the pinion will need to be reset for alignment and pre-load - if you havent don this it will rip itself to bits in a matter on miles mate

 

and is this not a gripper plated diff ? if so how the ffok ahev you managed to bolt the out put flanges in when the planet gear cross pin is inbetween the flanges ?

 

markk,i didnt realise the crown wheel and pinions where a matched pair.i have now fitted the original crown wheel and pinion..the output flanges are drilled through the center,and 8mm of bolt screws into the diff unit to hold the shafts in.

 

so what do the bolts in the middle screw into ?

when you fitted the castle nuts in on the side did you adjust the end float on the mesh between the crown wheel and pinion ? these hold shims and bearings for the positioning of the crownwheel, this must be reset everytime anything has been moved with the diff side plates

 

i will get you some pics of what the shafts bolt into tommorow markk. the pinion hasnt been moved,and i set the backlash? as it says in the manual.it all seems to be ok.