Jim et al, The BFH did the trick...mental note, keep spring away from chrome bits on car when using BFH!
Now for another few questions. I pulled the drain plug from the Spit diff. Not a ton of oil came out....surprise...it's a TRiumph. So, I might make the assumption the seals may be questionable. I am tempted to pull the rear of the Spit Diff & see what's goin' on in there. It does turn freely which is good, but perhaps an inspection is in order? Are there seals on each axle shaft? I would assume so. Lookin' at the GT6 diff(all blowed up) it would appear that there is a clip holding the bearing to the shaft. So, if I get the clip/bearing off, is there a seal under all that? Also, what about the input shaft seal? Should I replace these things whilst it's out? Are there some pitfall should I open that can-o-worms? It would appear that there is some sort of cover over the slotted nut. Is this pryed out? Or, should I leave well enough alone and put some GL4 in it & see what happens? Cheers, Todd Bermudez #596 Cincinnati, OH '68 GT6 RHD '66 GT6 RHD '67 GT6 LHD --- On Fri, 3/27/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Spits] Separating spring from Diff > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 2:34 PM > Todd asked: > > I wanted to use the case from the GT6 diff with the 6 > studs > > rather than the 4 stud Spit case. Well, not > being an > > expert on these cars, I decided against tearing the > Spit > > case apart. > > You don't have to be an expert. The pumpkin comes off > the back with minimal trouble and with no effect on the > critical mechanicals. Remove the four u-joint flange > bolts on each side with an Allen wrench and the entire side > bearing with u-joint will pull out from the side. Once > they are out you can undo all the bolts holding the pumpkin > to the front and the pumpkin should pull off easily, subject > to how stuck the gasket is, of course. The ring gear > and other interesting bits are all held by the front > section. Re-assembly is the reverse procedure. > > > I cannot separate the spring from the diff. > > The spring is held to the diff by the plates, themselves > held down by the nuts on the studs. That's all there > is. However the spring does fit into a notch in the > top of the diff. It can become stuck in there due to > weathering, rust, dirt, etc. A bit of "persuasion" > with a BFH, maybe applied through an appropriately size > wedge-link object or drift, should do the trick. > -- > Jim Muller > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > [email protected] > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > http://www.team.net/archive _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
