In desperate need of a diff for an 02 Ute
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Greetings forum members.
I'm sorry to be so upfront after just joining this forum but I have only recently acquired my 2002 Ute and I have faced a few problems.
The current problem is the pinion gear broke off a tooth in the 3.9 KAAZ diff. I intend on buying a new gear set and having it rebuilt eventually but I need to get her back on the road ASAP for now.
I have contacted the normal channels of Monkfish etc and have got a few options but nothing that is particularly speedy.
Does anyone have a spare diff that I could purchase and that ideally lives close to me in Surrey? Any ratio will do at this point!
Many thanks in advance,
Ollie.
I'm sorry to be so upfront after just joining this forum but I have only recently acquired my 2002 Ute and I have faced a few problems.
The current problem is the pinion gear broke off a tooth in the 3.9 KAAZ diff. I intend on buying a new gear set and having it rebuilt eventually but I need to get her back on the road ASAP for now.
I have contacted the normal channels of Monkfish etc and have got a few options but nothing that is particularly speedy.
Does anyone have a spare diff that I could purchase and that ideally lives close to me in Surrey? Any ratio will do at this point!
Many thanks in advance,
Ollie.
MYM8V8 or GSD2000 may be able to help, though they're in the Midlands.
Theleatherman may have a spare, and I think is Wilts or Somerset way. ArnieVXR may also have one, and he's E.Anglia.
I assume you've tried Raving (Gary) and Speed4U (Brett) who break Holdens in the UK?
Welcome to the forum, and good luck with the hunt.
Theleatherman may have a spare, and I think is Wilts or Somerset way. ArnieVXR may also have one, and he's E.Anglia.
I assume you've tried Raving (Gary) and Speed4U (Brett) who break Holdens in the UK?
Welcome to the forum, and good luck with the hunt.
Many thanks for the quick replies!
@ARAF I am in contact with Gary near Birmingham (I think) regarding a diff he has but its buried and still on the car. I will attempt to make contact with Brett, thank you.
@GaryNoGrip Does that mean you have one in stock now or two on Monday? If you have one now I could and collect later!! I don't care about the ratio at this point as I will have the 3.9 Kaaz to rebuild later. PM contact details if you do. Cheers.
@ARAF I am in contact with Gary near Birmingham (I think) regarding a diff he has but its buried and still on the car. I will attempt to make contact with Brett, thank you.
@GaryNoGrip Does that mean you have one in stock now or two on Monday? If you have one now I could and collect later!! I don't care about the ratio at this point as I will have the 3.9 Kaaz to rebuild later. PM contact details if you do. Cheers.
I may have sorted one from GaryNoGrip.
Thanks to you all for the help but I have one question in regards to the diff nose sizes. I am by no means an expert but in my searches for a diff I have been told that older Holdens have universal joints, the 5.7L's have smaller doughnut flanges and from the 6.0L's onwards Holden made those doughnuts slightly larger. In aid of making sure the one Gary has is correct for my ute, does anyone know the size difference between the two doughnut flanges? He said it was from a CV8 and from looking at the Wiki that could be 5.7L or 6.0L!
Thanks to you all for the help but I have one question in regards to the diff nose sizes. I am by no means an expert but in my searches for a diff I have been told that older Holdens have universal joints, the 5.7L's have smaller doughnut flanges and from the 6.0L's onwards Holden made those doughnuts slightly larger. In aid of making sure the one Gary has is correct for my ute, does anyone know the size difference between the two doughnut flanges? He said it was from a CV8 and from looking at the Wiki that could be 5.7L or 6.0L!
The 2005 VXR diff doughnut is about 145-147mm in diameter.
The picture shows a 2004 prop offered up to a 2005 diff. The other prop is off a 2005 VXR. There's not much in it, but it certainly won't fit.
Sadly, all I have spare at the moment is the 2005 diff.
The picture shows a 2004 prop offered up to a 2005 diff. The other prop is off a 2005 VXR. There's not much in it, but it certainly won't fit.
Sadly, all I have spare at the moment is the 2005 diff.
Edited by ArnieVXR on Tuesday 21st April 21:31
00Zed00 said:
I may have sorted one from GaryNoGrip.
Thanks to you all for the help but I have one question in regards to the diff nose sizes. I am by no means an expert but in my searches for a diff I have been told that older Holdens have universal joints, the 5.7L's have smaller doughnut flanges and from the 6.0L's onwards Holden made those doughnuts slightly larger. In aid of making sure the one Gary has is correct for my ute, does anyone know the size difference between the two doughnut flanges? He said it was from a CV8 and from looking at the Wiki that could be 5.7L or 6.0L!
Have a look underneath your ute, as in Arnies photo, if you have a rubber doughnut, Gary's 5.7 flange size should be exactly the same and will fit. If you have a UJ I have a set of 3.73 gears which will fit that type of diff.Thanks to you all for the help but I have one question in regards to the diff nose sizes. I am by no means an expert but in my searches for a diff I have been told that older Holdens have universal joints, the 5.7L's have smaller doughnut flanges and from the 6.0L's onwards Holden made those doughnuts slightly larger. In aid of making sure the one Gary has is correct for my ute, does anyone know the size difference between the two doughnut flanges? He said it was from a CV8 and from looking at the Wiki that could be 5.7L or 6.0L!
So, the Ute is fixed!
Thanks again for everyone's help on the matter, especially Gary who sold me the diff.
Worth noting that going from a 3.9 to a 3.45 ratio made a huge difference in how she drives. Obviously not as aggressive at all with acceleration but much easier to drive at low speed. When I eventually get he Kaaz diff working I think I might go for 3.7 instead.
Thanks again for everyone's help on the matter, especially Gary who sold me the diff.
Worth noting that going from a 3.9 to a 3.45 ratio made a huge difference in how she drives. Obviously not as aggressive at all with acceleration but much easier to drive at low speed. When I eventually get he Kaaz diff working I think I might go for 3.7 instead.
Glad you're sorted. 
Do you fancy running it up the runway at Woodbridge in the summer?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Do you fancy running it up the runway at Woodbridge in the summer?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
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