I do the same thing. Make sure you use a six point socket on the nut and it
will help prevent from rounding them off.
Terry
'74 TR6
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Holbrook [SMTP:tjh173@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 11:18 AM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: Fwd: removing differential
>
> The bolts holding the half shafts to the diff are a huge pain. I've
> always had a tough time with them, using two wrenches while laying on
> your back is never fun. Plus the nuts are very prone to rounding off
> if you're not careful. I found that an easier way to do it is to
> remove the wheel, fold back the rubber boot, and use a bunch of socket
> extensions to use a socket wrench within the wheel arch area. I put a
> regular wrench on the nut and it jams against the chassis, then use the
> socket wrench to turn the bolt and it's easy as pie. It's much easier
> because you are in a more comfortable position and it's easier to get a
> lot more levarage.
>
> Tim Holbrook
> 1971 TR6
>
>
> --- Bernie <bernd.vabeach@erols.com> wrote:
> > From: "Bernie" <bernd.vabeach@erols.com>
> > To: <6pack@autox.team.net>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: removing differential
> > Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 00:23:05 -0400
> > Reply-to: "Bernie" <bernd.vabeach@erols.com>
> >
> > Once again I'm coming to the list for advice, this is my dilemma,
> > having
> > obtained a differential from a friend of mine I was all ready to
> > "just" take
> > my installed differential out of the car and pop the new one in, I
> > jacked up
> > the car, crawled underneath and it hit me like a ton of bricks, the
> > just
> > popping the old one out and the new one in is a figment of my
> > imagination,
> > nothing is easy, I noticed that my Monza exhaust system interferes
> > with the
> > straight forward dropping of the differential, so how to remove it?,
> > I see
> > where the break in the pipes of the exhaust system are ( about mid
> > way under
> > the car) but since the exhaust system has been installed for ages it
> > is pretty
> > well rusted( fused together) any ideas of how to separate the pipes
> > without
> > destroying the whole exhaust system?, also I noticed that removing
> > the bolts
> > from the half shaft ( the four bolts on each side of the differential
> > and the
> > four by the driveshaft) are rusted in, I finally managed to get one
> > of the
> > bolts loose but still haven't been able to get the nut completely
> > off, my
> > strength gave out before the nut came off, I sprayed some Liquid
> > wrench on
> > them (the bolt's) and will try to remove them again during the week,
> > any
> > tricks to getting them off, sooooooo after all this rambling it comes
> > down to
> > 1. how do I separate the exhaust pipes and 2 is there a trick to
> > removing the
> > bolt's so the differential can be dropped down, as always thanks to
> > all in
> > advance for all your collective help and advice.
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