Erik Q. writes:
>I'm thinking about putting in a Quaife differential. The shop manual shows
>a special tool for spreading the casing to removing the diff.
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Erik,
you don't need it. A few gentle taps with soft hammer is all it takes.
The carrier is only pre-loaded .003 (Spitfire/GT6). Hardly enough force to
really hold it in. I've rebuilt probably ten diff's in the life of all my
cars, (and some that weren't my cars) and never once used or needed one.
Barry Schwartz in San Diego, CA
Bschwartz@encad.com
72-V6/5sp Spitfire ( daily driver )
70 GT6+ ( when I don't drive the Spitfire )
70 (sorta) Spitfire ( project )
73 Ford Courier ( parts hauler )
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