Diff out so far so good

[pmessling]

So far so good with removing the diff. Quite involved but not to bad. Had my fab girlfriend helping me well passing me tools when asked.









Tomorrow I'll clean the diff up give it a paint and clean around the chassis but it look pretty good up there late 04 model properly helping. Wax oil I think up there. Will wait till work to use the press for two of the bushes

That's it for today

[simonej]

Out of interest, how are you supporting the car? On a lift or just on axle stands?

[ridds]

Bit of advice. Make sure you do the wing plate bolts up VERY fkING tight. I've done mine twice now (second time with loctite and spring washers) and they STILL come undone.

[Brummmie]

ridds said:

Bit of advice. Make sure you do the wing plate bolts up VERY fkING tight. I've done mine twice now (second time with loctite and spring washers) and they STILL come undone.

Or put longer bolts through AND put bolts on the back..

[ridds]

Brummmie said:

ridds said:

Bit of advice. Make sure you do the wing plate bolts up VERY fkING tight. I've done mine twice now (second time with loctite and spring washers) and they STILL come undone.

Or put longer bolts through AND put bolts on the back..

Yep did that too, nylocs. I have no idea how they are coming undone.

[dbv8]

Brummmie said:

ridds said:

Bit of advice. Make sure you do the wing plate bolts up VERY fkING tight. I've done mine twice now (second time with loctite and spring washers) and they STILL come undone.

Or put longer bolts through AND put bolts on the back..

nuts

[pmessling]

To support the car i brought a low profile 2 tonne high lift jack, which has a very nice sturdy base that i am more confident in jacking the car up with then the halfords 2 tonne jack i also have. I jacked a corner up high enough to place an axle stand under one corner and the same again at the rear, i used railway sleepers at the front as it lifts it about 5-6 inches with the front tyres resting on them. If they are good enough for a 60ton underground battery locomotive then they are good enough for a ton of cerbera.

Plenty of room to crawl under and work. I removed the belly plate, then the exhausts, prop shaft bolts, drive shaft bolts, then the two lower diff bolts, and reversed them for easy finger removal later on, then the upper two, then the long bolt on the upper back support, supported on jack and wiggled about a bit, then the lower two mounts with the bushes removed, then the upper support bracket removed, more wiggling and lowered onto my chest then the floor.

[ridds]

pmessling said:

To support the car i brought a low profile 2 tonne high lift jack, which has a very nice sturdy base that i am more confident in jacking the car up with then the halfords 2 tonne jack i also have. I jacked a corner up high enough to place an axle stand under one corner and the same again at the rear, i used railway sleepers at the front as it lifts it about 5-6 inches with the front tyres resting on them. If they are good enough for a 60ton underground battery locomotive then they are good enough for a ton of cerbera.

Plenty of room to crawl under and work. I removed the belly plate, then the exhausts, prop shaft bolts, drive shaft bolts, then the two lower diff bolts, and reversed them for easy finger removal later on, then the upper two, then the long bolt on the upper back support, supported on jack and wiggled about a bit, then the lower two mounts with the bushes removed, then the upper support bracket removed, more wiggling and lowered onto my chest then the floor.

Him Strong, Diff Heavy.

[pmessling]

i did drain the oil as well before dropping it on my chest. its more ackward then heavy i thought, although my trousers are now covered in cv grease

[pmessling]

well rains stopped play today, hopefully some better weather tomorrow and i can get on with some other bits

[pmessling]

New ACT induction hoses, blue to match the car come today, will add it to my list of things i'm currently doing



whats been removed so far



Diff looking all new again



upper chassis bush for diff



heat shield that i'll recover.

[BCA]

Nice work.

This is a ba$tard of a job without ramps - I've done it. Made even worse when you have a hillclimb looming, your drive is covered in gravel, you can only work in the dark as boring day to day work means daylight is taken out of the equasion and it rains constantly for the next few days leading up to the event...

Never again, not without ramps/a garage atleast.

Fair play to you for doing it, you're almost as daft as me.

Edited by BCA on Wednesday 27th October 15:45

[pmessling]

I'm used to working in confined spaces or under vehicles, well trains, so far haven't found it too challenging yet, shouldn't say anything until its all put together

[dbv8]

I refit my diff a couple of months ago but its coming out again next week to be refurbed properly and get some longer gears so i can try and keep up with you Cerb boys .
Its not so bad for me as my body is still hanging from the roof of the garage.

[ridds]

pmessling said:

I'm used to working in confined spaces or under vehicles, well trains, so far haven't found it too challenging yet, shouldn't say anything until its all put together

You haven't got the upper bush out yet...

[skidoo]

Its not so bad for me as my body is still hanging from the roof of the garage.

do you not find the blood goes to your head taking the diff out in that position

[peteA]

ridds said:

pmessling said:

I'm used to working in confined spaces or under vehicles, well trains, so far haven't found it too challenging yet, shouldn't say anything until its all put together

You haven't got the upper bush out yet...

...yeh...come on...hows it going?

[pmessling]

nothing done today, except a quick plug and airfilter change on my jeep. Back to work tomorrow where i'll be able to press out the easy bushes, and make a tool to remove the chassis bush. one that will fit into the bush and i can fit a long bar into it and drift out the bush from outside the car. Been told this is the recommended way that tvr told dreadnought garages when i was taking to Brian.

I've found
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motorsport/Car_Prepa...
to replace the heatshield, would just need cutting to size and folding.

[pmessling]

Top bush is out, took best part of 5 minutes to remove it, made a tool at work to fit over the bush





Whilst the tool i made didn't work to plan was still very helpful and quick to remove the bush. i held the bar in place and my dad hit it, easy, people are welcome to borrow it, as burning it out didn't appeal to me with so much to loose if things went wrong.

[Tanguero]

Glad it went well.

You definitely got lucky there, I made a similar tool and it still took several hours pounding with a 28lb sledgehammer to shift mine even with the rubber dug out with a hot chisel and the outer sleeve cut!.