Diff swapped today

[iani]

Since I had the ZF gearbox fitted the 3.45 diff I was using was sapping acceleration, I had a Stag diff that I'd bought on eBay to hand so today DaveB came round to help (mainly do!) the swap. Dave has done a few swaps recently so we were able to complete the job in only 3.5 hrs, I now have a completely silent 3.71 diff and am very pleased, thanks once again to Dave for his invaluable assistance.

Ian

[milothedog]

Hi Ian,

Good bloke is that Dave B

Has it made a huge difference ! or is it just the price you pay to get the extra gear and more relaxed cruising speeds.

Ian

[iani]

The ZF is great Ian, makes for a much more relaxed drive. Because the engine is now much quieter I really noticed the diff whine, now the diff is silent it's great.

Ian

Hi Ian,

Good bloke is that Dave B

Has it made a huge difference ! or is it just the price you pay to get the extra gear and more relaxed cruising speeds.

Ian

[martin]

I just popped round to see Dave, and the poor man looks worn out, if you don't stop Ian, there'll be nothing left of him to do my jobs ! Spot on Ian, he's a gem. Martin.

[Dave M]

Since I had the ZF gearbox fitted the 3.45 diff I was using was sapping acceleration, I had a Stag diff that I'd bought on eBay to hand so today DaveB came round to help (mainly do!) the swap. Dave has done a few swaps recently so we were able to complete the job in only 3.5 hrs, I now have a completely silent 3.71 diff and am very pleased, thanks once again to Dave for his invaluable assistance.

Ian

Ian did you remove the whole rear end or just the diff, I need to swop my diff and I'm sure I read on here that it can be done without removing the trailing arms.

Dave

[Kevin Garrod]

Dave, you don't need to remove the trailing arms. Just undo the prop and driveshafts. It can be a struggle to get the extension housing out of the subframe arms.....easier the second time I found!

[iani]

In this case we didn't have to remove the nose extension so we left that in place, only the diff & backplate came off, this meant we only had to remove rear exhaust, disconnect handbrake and lower the diff.

Ian did you remove the whole rear end or just the diff, I need to swop my diff and I'm sure I read on here that it can be done without removing the trailing arms.

Dave

[Dave M]

Thanks for the info guys, just bought a second hand diff complete with the extension housing, condition unknown as it came with a recently purchased Stag within a load of spares. It feels really smooth but I cant decide if I should just fit it and try it or renew seals etc and get the extension housing strentghened and then fit it.
Dave

[wilf]

Maybe the old saying "Do it once, do it properly" might help?

Seriously - I personally would overhaul/modify a component like a diff before fitting it.

[iani]

I had already replaced the nose bearing within last 1k miles and the front oil seal was swapped out this time. Given that I now have a silent diff after a total outlay of less than £100 I'm satisfied, I don't see the point in fixing things that aren't broken.

Ian

Maybe the old saying "Do it once, do it properly" might help?

Seriously - I personally would overhaul/modify a component like a diff before fitting it.

[Jeff]

I had already replaced the nose bearing within last 1k miles and the front oil seal was swapped out this time. Given that I now have a silent diff after a total outlay of less than £100 I'm satisfied, I don't see the point in fixing things that aren't broken.

Ian

I could be wrong but I think Wilf was referring to Dave m and not you Ian.

Jeff.