Rebuild or replace my diff?

[zed4]

Hi,

I’ve booked my TVR in for a service and they’re going to have a quick look at the diff for me. It’s been knocking on and off throttle at times, and it sometimes grinds or skips at slow speeds so I guess it needs looking at. Question is, do I have it rebuilt, or do I replace it?

If I replace it, what should I replace it with? The car is a 1997, so I think it has the BTR(?) diff. I’ve been quoted £250 plus parts to rebuild it, if I take it out myself and take it to my local motorsport engine and gearbox specialist.

Thanks,

Dan

[RichardD]

Are you confident in the abilities of the local specialist in doing the rebuild?

If I were going for a rebuild I'd probably stick to the ones that people on here have used...

[zed4]

RichardD said:

Are you confident in the abilities of the local specialist in doing the rebuild?

If I were going for a rebuild I'd probably stick to the ones that people on here have used...

Oh yes, my friend maintains a lot of historic racing cars, even some old F1 cars, and any serious engine or gearbox work he sends over to this chap: http://www.brettsimsmotorsport.co.uk/index.html

I'm pretty confident he knows what he's doing. He seemed to know a lot about them when we spoke.

[jojackson4]

Referb you know what you have got
Get a replacement and it may be as bad as the one you have

[zed4]

jojackson4 said:

Referb you know what you have got
Get a replacement and it may be as bad as the one you have

I meant should I replace with new or upgrade with something better? Or will that be mega expensive?