If you want to put the bolts in from the top you may be able to drop the
rear x member enough without removing too much. Just support the chassis
and undo and lower the x member until you can get the u bolts in.
Cheers
John
At 05:31 10/04/00 -0700, you wrote:
>
>yeah they go strait in, but the nuts are still on the top tho coz there isnt
>room to put the bolts in from the top.
>
>>From: Adam Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Thats a good idea. Do they replace the 4 bolts outright in the back of a
>>1600?
>>
>>Paddy Mcmillan wrote:
>>
>> > g`day,
>> > when i changed my diff i used one from a 720 4wd, it used 2 U bolts
>>instead
>> > of 4 normal ones, they were a lot easier.
>> >
>> > >From: Terry & Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >Subject: Re: changing a diff
>> > >Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 00:47:32 +1000
>> > >
>> > >To get the 4 vertical bolts out you need a 17 mm ring spanner for the
>>nuts
>> > >which
>> > >are on top of the diff and another 17 mm ring spanner or socket for the
>> > >bottom
>> > >of the bolts to stop them rotating when you try to crack the nuts on
>>the
>> > >top.
>> > >There isn't a lot of space to work with in there and the bolts can be
>>very
>> > >tight
>> > >so if they are that tight they are usually almost impossible to undo
>>from
>> > >underneath. Also, if you have some eye protection so you don't get dirt
>>in
>> > >the
>> > >eyes as that really sucks when you're working underneath and looking
>>up.
>> > >Just in
>> > >closing the nuts on the top of the bolts undo anti-clockwise when you
>>are
>> > >looking up from underneath the diff.
>> > >
>> > >regards
>> > >terry
>> > >
>> > >FJ MAN wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > gday fellas okay the bolts to the rear cross member what size and
>>best
>> > >tool
>> > > > to use i have a socket and a driver but it doesnt wanna budge at
>>the
>> > >moment
>> > > > and the rear bolts also seem pretty tight any one recommend a tool
>>to
>> > >use
>> > > > for all the bolts i dont mind buying anything to make it easy hey
>>haha
>> > >its
>> > > > just too fukn tihgt at the moment cheers fellas
>>
>>--
>>Adam Rowe
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
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