[Supras] Quick diff question and short story.

[Eric Boeck]

A bar bell weight!  I did not think of that! D'oh!  And me walking around
Canadian Tire looking for something I can use as a weight like a slide
hammer.  I think I have everything handy; threaded rod, nut, weight and some
bar stock.  Good to go!

As for the brakes, I parked it beginning of November, after a wash, so I
think that did it.  Certainly didn't do anything that day that would have
parked them hot ...

It was a real pita getting at all the bolts for the side gear when the
wheels wouldn't spin, but now that they move, I think I will drop the diff.
Thanks everyone for their great ideas!

Eric
91T
(however, not dropping the diff in -15 deg weather!)

-----Original Message-----
From: supras-bounces at supras.com [mailto:supras-bounces at supras.com] On Behalf
Of Walker, Brian (Rich. Dist)
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:07 AM
To: cthommes at adelphia.net; Supras at supras.com
Subject: Re: [Supras] Quick diff question and short story.

I agree with Craig, you'll probably find this much easier with the diff out
of the car. It's not hard to remove (although heavy at ~90 lb. so be mindful
of where your hands are) Removed exhaust (can be done with most hangers
loose and exhaust in place), axle bolts, DS bolts, 4 rear diff bolts and
then the 2 bottom bolts. I think I removed/installed 5 times last year
trying different ratios and realizing bearings had rough spots. You'll have
a lot more room with it out and can clean it up at the same time.

As for the removal tool, we used a threaded rod with a piece of flat bar
drilled to connect to the half shafts. Placed a 20 lb. barbell weight on it
as the slide action and it worked like magic (forgot the slide hammer at the
shop) 

I also don't see why the ebrake pakes would have broken. You didn't park the
car with the brakes really hot did you?
Brian

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:16:29 -0800
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Wow.  No way I'd do any of this on car.  Once you've removed the halfshafts
you've done nearly all of the removal of the diff, which is actually a very
quick and easy R&R job.  Save for hopelessly rusted mount bolts, diff work
would be much easier done off car.

-Craig


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