The differential adventure begins
06-23-2016, 09:14 PM
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The differential adventure begins The pumpkin arrived out to Mike after the long journey to California. Shipping 93# 2,200 miles ain't cheap. Mike got a look-see at it today. I knew one adjuster was shot and all of the posi bolts were sheared off. The other adjuster turned out to be jammed so that one needs replacing too and I need an adjuster locking tab. So far only the case and Harrop are re-usable. 
Now I'm looking for a 05/06 pinion yoke. It seems the stroker is a torque monster and I need a beefier propeller.
So it begins
The inside was filled with a handful of metal shavings. I'd already scooped most of it out before I sent it
The one side adjuster has mushroomed into the housing and made nice little slivers of metal. I guess it took grinding and some work to get it out
The bolts were all sheared off, everything shifted and ground into the bearings and adjuster and the LSD was split into pieces
This is the propeller yoke thing I need but for a 05/06 so if you know of any one that has one. . .
Now I'm looking for a 05/06 pinion yoke. It seems the stroker is a torque monster and I need a beefier propeller.
So it begins
The inside was filled with a handful of metal shavings. I'd already scooped most of it out before I sent it
The one side adjuster has mushroomed into the housing and made nice little slivers of metal. I guess it took grinding and some work to get it out
The bolts were all sheared off, everything shifted and ground into the bearings and adjuster and the LSD was split into pieces
This is the propeller yoke thing I need but for a 05/06 so if you know of any one that has one. . .
06-24-2016, 12:05 PM
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DAMN!!! It won't ever give you problems now...
I split a pinion gear in 3 places along the teeth a few years back, it stayed together but busted teeth off the ring gear in 4 places.
I cured that propeller yoke problem by getting a one piece D/S made and swapped the weak assed trans and diff yokes to U-joint style. The initial cost was a little painful but no more worries now. Hopefully Mike can salvage it for you.
I split a pinion gear in 3 places along the teeth a few years back, it stayed together but busted teeth off the ring gear in 4 places.
I cured that propeller yoke problem by getting a one piece D/S made and swapped the weak assed trans and diff yokes to U-joint style. The initial cost was a little painful but no more worries now. Hopefully Mike can salvage it for you.
06-24-2016, 04:49 PM
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This will likely be your last Dance in the diff department from what I can tell. These cars are painfully expensive up front.. Gears, harrop, stubs, lsd.. easy $3k there if going with the good ****. In the end, no issues and just enjoying the car, the payout is soon forgotten.
Good luck with your build.
Good luck with your build.
06-25-2016, 01:25 PM
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Bare Naked Rear End **** Picture of the bare naked rear end and Harrop cover. It's now all cleaned up and ready for the build up. Still having problems finding a 05/06 diff yoke and there are axle problems but it's moving in the right direction.
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I've got 3-4 of these things laying around now, whats the cost to get one set up so I can stop blowing them up? The road course is eating them up quicker than the drag strip did!
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I've got 1 with 3.91's and a spool for the drag strip and another stock one that was howling like a SOB, and a third one in the car stock that is chattering around turns now. You interested in just the case and side adjusters or looking for everything?
07-05-2016, 08:04 PM
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If you don't turn in parking lots or take slow, tight corners and don't mind the tire wear. I think it depends on what you're looking for. I wanted a street car that was fast not a track car that sometimes ran on the street. What posi's have you blown out?
07-05-2016, 10:29 PM
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Jon, that's a horrible idea in all but a trailered drag car.The increase in load wears out all kinds of things and the bumps through turns is super irritating. That's a redneck solution to say the least..
Don't feed into all the ls1gto **** you've read, almost all diff and Master info is way wrong over there. The stupidity and erroneous info is amazingly common.
If you rebuild, get the proper lsd, proper builder and be done with it. Only thing left is to enjoy.
Don't feed into all the ls1gto **** you've read, almost all diff and Master info is way wrong over there. The stupidity and erroneous info is amazingly common.
If you rebuild, get the proper lsd, proper builder and be done with it. Only thing left is to enjoy.
07-07-2016, 08:31 PM
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