Randall's right about pulling and replacing the pinion
shaft. I used the flat bar method on my spit differential
last summer and did the same on my TR6 yesterday. In
fact, on the TR6 you have to do that for both output
flanges as well if you are replacing the oil seals.
Tim Gaines
1980 Spitfire
1974 TR6
On Thu, 22 May 2008 14:35:43 -0700
"Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>> Did you ever get a reply on this?
>
> Hi Eric :
>
> I got several replies. The one that seems most
>practical is to just install
> the carrier and ring gear, then use a big screwdriver to
>jam the carrier.
> (Thanks, Mike !)
>
> However, while I don't know much about Spitfire
>differentials, I suspect
> this problem does not apply to them.
> I believe on the Spit you can simply drill a flat bar so
>it can be bolted to
> the input flange, then use the bar & flange to keep the
>pinion from turning
> while tightening (or loosening) the nut.
>
> Randall - currently waiting for bearings, seals & shims
>to come in.
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