Jim wrote:
> and removal thereof.
>
> I'm at the point now where the old body is off the car and we're down to
> the bare frame (yuk) and the work that that entails.
> I've gotten everything unbolted and disconnected that needs to be in
> preperation for removal of the differential and rear
> suspension/brakes/etc.
> Is there some sort of a trick to getting the diff out? I see in the
> Haynes manual that they talk about removing the spring but that must be
> for when you're removing the diff while the car is intact.
>
I have been in the same stuation, I took the spring off...and then found
that the bushings on the back of the dif where the lon bolt goes were just
cemented to the fram, and required a bit of persuation...
The diff can then come out through the top or bottom of the frame...
It just requires a bit of twisting..
tim
> The front of the diff moves down from that plate and it's associated
> stud (the nuts, washers, and rubber donuts are out) and the rear bolt
> (the long one) is out as well.
> The diff appears to be captured by the area of the frame where that long
> bolt used to reside.
> What is the trick?
> TIA,
> Jim
>
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> Sptifire MkII "HardWay" FC68436L Red, what else?
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Tim Dafforn
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