the shims are in the bottom on mine
cheers
mick
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry & Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 10:24 PM
Subject: RE: puzzled
> Chris,
> I just had a thought, dangerous i know but has your car got a rear sway
bar
> as you have to unbolt the thing before you can get the diff out.
>
> terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Sent: Saturday, 8 July 2000 9:53 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: puzzled
>
>
>
> cheers terry me and rick white off the list are gonna try it tonite and no
> its hasnt been welded to my knowledge and yeh i can lever it every which
way
> at the moment as i siad its pulled bak now just sitting in the cross
member
> thanks for ur advise mate :)
> chris
>
> >From: "Terry & Heather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: puzzled
> >Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 21:29:55 +1000
> >
> >Chris,
> >Have you tried to get the 4 shims out as Mick suggested, they sit at the
> >top
> >of where the 4 long vertical bolts secure the diff to the x member
between
> >the diff housing and the x member. When you get these out you should be
> >able
> >to grab hold of the front of the diff where the tailshaft attaches and
rock
> >it sideways to break the grip of what it locking it in the x member.
Other
> >than that you may have to get someone to have a look at it for you as I'm
> >out of ideas on what the problem could be. Maybe a PO has welded the
bugga
> >in there ):-
> >
> >terry
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >Sent: Saturday, 8 July 2000 8:41 PM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: puzzled
> >
> >
> >
> >gooday i think there must be sumthing wrong her as ive done all these
bolts
> >and yeah terry i even took the rear leaf off in the end as it wouldnt
pull
> >out properly so i jacked it up pulled on it and the tailshaft started
> >coming
> >out of the bak of the box, ive tried levering ive tried a lot it appears
to
> >have seized in there is this possible?
> >thanks again terry and mick
> >
> > >From: "Mick Ralph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Subject: Re: puzzled
> > >Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 20:06:41 +1000
> > >
> > >i usually knock the shims out which allows the front of the diff to go
up
> > >and the back to go down enough to clear the leaf spring...
> > >sometimes putting in the r180 diff u might have to undo the front bolts
> >of
> > >the rear x member to chassis to allow the x member to drop a little..
> >don't
> > >forget to do em up again before u drive the car tho ...
> > >cheers
> > >mick
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Terry & Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 9:06 PM
> > >Subject: RE: puzzled
> > >
> > >
> > > > Chris,
> > > > I will give you a check list for the bolts to undo to remove a R160.
> > > >
> > > > 1. 4 x tailshaft to front flange
> > > > 2. 4 x left hand 1/2 shaft to diff flange
> > > > 3. 4 x right hand 1/2 shaft to diff flange
> > > > 4. 4 x long bolts at front of diff through x member
> > > > 5. 2 x bolts holding the rear leaf spring to the body
> > > >
> > > > Pull the rear leaf spring which is still attached to the rear cover
> >down
> > > > until it clears the body mounts and then pull the diff back to slide
> >it
> > >out.
> > > > You may have to exert some sideways force to rock it out if the
shims
> > >are
> > > > stuck in there tightly.
> > > >
> > > > that should do it.
> > > >
> > > > terry
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of FJ MAN
> > > > Sent: Friday, 7 July 2000 5:41 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: puzzled
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > gooday fellas
> > > > well ive got the diff all unbolted and its ready to come out after
the
> > >whole
> > > > bolt rouned episode and the other one has been oiled and painted as
is
> > >ready
> > > > to go in but i cant get the r160 out.
> > > > where it joins the tailshaft and the front of the diff will not
budge
> >so
> > >i
> > > > guess im missing sumthing obvious but it will not budge at all and
im
> > >just
> > > > wondering if any one here could shed sum light it appears to be the
> >only
> > > > thing stopping it coming out and its very frustrating
> > > > thanks in advance.
> > > > chris
> > > >
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