Greetings to the list! Here's a question for the differential experts out there. After replacing all the seals and the quarter shaft bearings on my differential, I reassembled the case and inserted the quarter shafts, only to find that there was a noticeable notchiness when I rotated the shafts. With the back cover removed and a quarter shaft inserted, the spider gears would turn smoothly when the shaft was held at just the right angle. Tilting the shaft by a few degrees in any direction would result in that notchy feeling.
I didn't remove the ring gear/spider assembly. The spider gears seemed to be in excellent shape, with zero play. I think the quarter shaft/spider relationship might have been changed ever so slightly when I replaced the differential case gasket. The new paper gasket seemed a bit thicker than the original. Do I need to be concerned about this? Is the fact that I can wiggle that side spider gear a tiny bit with the quarter shaft in it (and the cover off) an indication that the fiber washer -- which is still present -- should be replaced? And if so, is there any way to do that without removing the whole spider/ring gear assembly? (I don't have a case spreader to get the whole thing back together again.) Or do I just need to just put everything back together and stop worrying about it? Many thanks, Dave LaChance Williamstown, MA 1978 1500 NASS #457 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
