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Got a quick question - I bought a Hz Panel Van and the diff is shagged. It is 'supposed' to be the diff centre needs a swap.
Just asking people's opinions on how hard/easy it is to remove the diff, and replace the diff centre.
I have a workshop manual and tools but have never attempted it.
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If it's a 6cyl it should be a banjo, and changing the centre is a piece of cake - you will end up smelling awful afterwards from the diff oil. If it's a V8 or has had a Salisbury diff fitted it's a bit harder. Have a look and see what it is. A Salisbury h |
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what byron said....10 bolt dont even try,just change housing with centre...if its a banjo...elevate and secure car on car stands...remove rear wheels and brake drums..axles have holes in them to put socket with extension thru..9/16..undo 4 nuts..get slide |
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An improvised slide hammer can be the brake drum on backwards with all the wheel nuts done up the same amount so the stud is level with the top of the nut. Note that I said "improvised"...to be used in emergencies only and when you don't have a proper Edited by user Tuesday, 18 October 2005 7:26:09 AM(UTC)
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yes dave it does work well on tapered bearings but not real flash on the early stuff....i have found that a 6 ton forklift with a chain works well on the stubborn ones...quicker and cheaper than oxy..does have a tendency to screw the axle tho... |
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With the early ones try undoing the big nut about one or two turns put the split pin back in and do a couple of rounds around the block that usually shifts 'em.
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when i was talking early i only meant fe to hg... |
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Hi Greg,
I have to say that I'm an HQ and later kind of guy....
The fork and chain method wouldn't do the body/suspension much good either, I'd think :-))
Actually, I saw a 70 ton forklift that lifts 40 ton containers onto rail carriages last wee
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To all people who answered - thanks heaps!
In two weeks I might have the time to remove and inspect the diff and see what the clunking and noises are all about.
I'll keep people posted - no doubt I will stuff something and feel the need to share :)
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I have found the easiest way to remove axles in the absence of a slide hammer is to bolt each end of a chain say 2 metres long to opposing wheel studs, put a length of wood about 1 metre long into the "U" of the chain, put your foot between the bottom of |
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sorry john...spose im still too young at 47 to know what early is?...dave yep it doesnt do em much good when there real stubborn and i drag em half way round the yard...doesnt matter as they are wreckers anyway.. |
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So you should be...whippersnappers... these days.. Actually i ended up oxy hammering the axles out of a tonner I wanted the centre out of, wouldn't come off nohow.
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