Diff removal

[anonymous-user]

Car will be coming off the road in the next week or so for some substantial winter work.
Is there a thread or account of differential removal for the Chim?

search function did not help.

David

[spend]

Try this one, chucks up plenty of results?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/search4.asp?h=0...

[anonymous-user]

Ok thanks car high up on stands in garage and first drive shaft off, and that just may be the clonk and not the diff after all. Driveshaft has a about 5-6 mm free play and an audible noise. Is that a shagged driveshaft ?

If they are worn and I think they are, where shall I send them to get rebuilt ?

suggestions please

Thank you

David

[carsy]

When you say the driveshaft has play. Do you mean it can be turned slightly in the cv joint. There is not much to go wrong with the driveshaft. I would take the cv joints off and inspect them as they can wear. New ones are readily available.

[anonymous-user]

yes, I am grabbing the ends of the CV joint and holding the driveshaft the play and noise is in the CV joint its self.

[carsy]

Sounds like new cv joints needed.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... part Qs: Rear CV joint

[anonymous-user]

Ordered my new Cv's and with driveshafts out.
Is it as simple as remove the outer circlip and ''slip'' off the cv ?

Thanks

David

[carsy]

In theory yes. From what i can gather they should slide on and off maybe with a little persuation and i think many do. When i replaced mine i only managed to move 1 out of the 4 and that took some serious clattering. The other 3 i couldnt budge and had to take them to a local garage and get them to press them off. They even commented that even with the press they took some budging.

I decided on new driveshafts with my new cv`s, and these were great they just slid on with a slight tap.

Hope yours aren`t as tight as mine were.

[anonymous-user]

Ok, all four off. All needed a light to moderate tap. One needed quite a bit of helping but all off. I am totally covered in grease!