[Roadsters] Replacing differential (was "Everyone on summer vacation?")

[peter harrison]

I'd also make sure the vent on the diff is venting.

Peter Harrison
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> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 17:08:20 -0400
> From: futofab at gsinet.net
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> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Replacing differential (was "Everyone on summer
vacation?")
>
> Paul,
> Rip out the helicoil and stuff an expandable freeze plug in there ;>0
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> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Pete Peters <ppeters914 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, it's a full day job, but you're an old pro at it......right? <g>
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "Paul Kort" <paulsdatsunstuff at gmail.com>
> > To: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff at csus.edu>
> > Cc: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2014 12:53:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Everyone on summer vacation?
> >
> > My roadster is garage bound with a leaky differential. The drain plug is
> > fine, but it leaks at the fill plug. I tried a new plug, Teflon tape,
> > Loctite Thread Sealer, but still had a drip. Looking closely at the axle
> > housing, I can see that a PO ad installed a heli-coil. Not sure what I
> > might try next to fix it, but at least I know where I can get a different
> > axle. I just hate to think of the work involved in swapping it out.
> >
> > Paul
> > Ohio
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 1:21 PM, John F Sandhoff <sandhoff at csus.edu>
wrote:
> >
> > > It's been seven days since any postings here :-(
> > >
> > > I hope that means everyone's out cruising in the summer sun :-)
> > > (except, of course, for our Southern Hemisphere members...)
> > >
> > > -- John
> > > John F Sandhoff sandhoff at csus.edu Sacramento, CA
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