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Old 11-18-2014 | 01:43 AM
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I just helped a guy somewhat rebuild his diff. Replaced drivers side clutch discs, thrust washer and had some machine work on the drivers side case cover. It didn't seem to bad. So if you need to disassemble it, shouldnt be too big of a task.
I was told those parts were not available. Do you have part numbers?
Old 11-18-2014 | 07:19 AM
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Randy, thanx for your concern . Weather was fine last night, not looking too good for the next few days though. I have a garage with steam pipes running through it, so it shouldn't be too bad.

What I found was expected ( thanx to those damn Brian guys lol)
It snapped leaving a chunk in the diff. Gonna be a PITA tonight cuz I need to move the car to get to the other axle.
On a positive note I made contact with someone that has an inner CV and I'm pretty sure he's local.
Gonna look it up now, but if anyone has a link for swapping CVs that would be great.


Carnage pics as requested lol

Old 11-18-2014 | 09:06 AM
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^^^ A tribute to a maggied LS6's torque.

Take lots of pics, Tony.
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I know your feels. I've snapped 1 inner, and 2 outer so far in the last year. I'm talking with someone who does CVs for off-road performance vehicles for an upgrade. LOL

I have spare inners, and i just received my replacement outer today. I'll be up and running tomorrow, no less.
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You actually got lucky that the car still moved under its own power.










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Old 11-19-2014 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by odthetruth

I know your feels. I've snapped 1 inner, and 2 outer so far in the last year. I'm talking with someone who does CVs for off-road performance vehicles for an upgrade. LOL

I have spare inners, and i just received my replacement outer today. I'll be up and running tomorrow, no less.
Looks familiar lol. Did you have a hard time knocking out the broken piece?

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You actually got lucky that the car still moved under its own power.
Three blocks, coasting mostly, and she made it into the garage. When I tried to reposition the car the next day, it backed up and that's it.
Old 11-19-2014 | 07:53 AM
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Use a loooong skinny screwdriver to knock it out from the other side. It will be difficult to get the hog ring started into the splines.
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Originally Posted by 81LS1Camaro
I was told those parts were not available. Do you have part numbers?
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Old 11-19-2014 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rand49er
^^^ A tribute to a maggied LS6's torque.

Take lots of pics, Tony.
huh? I have seen these break at stock power levels?
Old 11-19-2014 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by NIKDSC5
huh? I have seen these break at stock power levels?
Tru dat.
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When I broke my inner cv, I snapped it on the williamsburg bridge. I drove something like 3 miles to the UN building, where I could no longer move under my own power and had to get a tow truck and push the car by myself while the UN guards were thinking I was up to something funny. LOL
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Oh come on... Why not post the part numbers for the community?
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Originally Posted by Twitch1
Looks familiar lol. Did you have a hard time knocking out the broken piece?


Three blocks, coasting mostly, and she made it into the garage. When I tried to reposition the car the next day, it backed up and that's it.
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Use a loooong skinny screwdriver to knock it out from the other side. It will be difficult to get the hog ring started into the splines.
^ This. A long, skinny screwdriver because of the way the diff is set up. There's very little room. The skinniest and longest you can find will help with knocking that piece out. And then, drain the diff... because you'll have a ****-ton of glitter in it. LOL

Run a diff fluid for about a week, and then drain it again. There's gonna be lots of flakes in there.
Old 11-20-2014 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 1BADCTS
Oh come on... Why not post the part numbers for the community?
What #'s are you looking for?
Old 11-20-2014 | 05:25 AM
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Got the piece inside to move a bit but could not get it all the way out. Took off from work today and I'm gonna try to find a longer screwdriver. Otherwise I'll need to drop the diff.
UPS dropped off a couple quarts of Amsoil yesterday but I'll get some oil from pep boys to do the flush.

Two pieces of good news however. Odthetruth has an inner CV and he's local, so I'll have all the parts I need by Saturday. That and my garage is nice and warm so at least I'm comfortable lol
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Originally Posted by voodoochikin04
What #'s are you looking for?
Could you post everything you know, for anybody that may need it?
Old 11-20-2014 | 09:55 AM
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Need quick help. I knocked the piece out and am putting the pass side back together. How big should the gap be between the diff and axle? I banged it in pretty good but it seems like it should go in further, can't remember what it liked like before I pulled it out.
I can just about put an 8mm Allen key in there
Old 11-20-2014 | 11:49 AM
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Yeah, there is supposed to be some gap. You just need the hog ring or whatever Brian calls it, to snap in place. Try pulling on it to see if it's seated or if you knocked it past the groove.
Old 11-20-2014 | 03:36 PM
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Judging from the pictures I've seen online, I think I'm good. Right side of the car is back together, left side waiting for parts on Saturday. It's been a good day off
Old 11-26-2014 | 01:01 PM
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She's back on the road. I used a V6 axle until I figure out what to get.
The piece broke in two inside the diff and took me a couple days just to get it out. She's good now though, running like a top


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