View Single Post
Old 02-04-2015, 02:43 PM   #79
Rfordsfun
Regular Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 111
Default Re: The Definitive AU Diff Topic

Quote:
Originally Posted by auIILTD View Post
Your diff housing will be a like for like replacement. Assuming you are talking about an IRS setup, your existing axles will be fine. Take your rear brakes off (hang the cliper from the spring), undo the top bolt of your hub assembly and use the hub (pivoting on the lower hub bolt) to yank the drive shaft out of the diff. Undo your tailshaft and then undo the three bolts holding the diff housing in. Swap diffs and reverse.

Some pics in my how to thread here:
http://www.fordforums.com.au/vbporta...articleid=1143

Cheers
Stu

Edit: You will also need to undo the toe adjuster from the hub assembly so that you can use the hub as a fulcrum to pull the half shaft from the diff.
Thanks STU gonna take your advice and just swap out diff, any info on bolt sizes? following the axle removal write up i got a 21mm and a 18/9 mm ? i think I only need the size for the actual diff housing bolts ? if you can obliged. kind sincere regards, I'll take a few pics, so anyone else searching later, can have the benefit Happy SAFE Easter to all
Rfordsfun is offline   Reply With Quote
This user likes this post: