Hi Hugh,
I just put my diff back in yesterday after the rebuild. The visible pinion
endplay you describe was much worse on my part (as much as 3/4") and turned out
to be the lateral gears and not the crown/pinion assembly. This play had me
thinking that I had a bad u-joint. Rebuild with "good used" gears including
all seals was $375.00 (Cdn) which still exhibited a small bit of play -
something less than 1/16" I'm guessing. Test drive was very satisfactory -
thunk all gone!. The install was actually much easier than removal with the
use of a floor jack to lift. Two people will help greatly as a little balance
is required to keep it on the jack at about a 30 degree angle to get it up and
around the exhaust system. Once you get it over the exhaust it should be
pretty simple to lift it into place.
Goog luck.
Ian Pappin 1976 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: Hugh Fader [mailto:hfader@usa.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 3:51 PM
To: '6pack'; 'triumphs'
Cc: 105671.471@compuserve.com
Subject: TR6 Differential Removal and Inspection
Took out my TR6's differential this afternoon. It took about 3 hours. I had
a bit of trouble separating the u-joints from the flanges. As Dave Massey
said, I was able to remove it without pulling out the exhaust. The exhuast
did get in the way a bit though. Also, it's pretty scary having something
that big banging around near the fuel line. I'm guessing re-installing will
be a bit more difficult, but who knows?
My initial inspection reveals visible endplay in the pinion. Looks like
about 1/16". I'm guessing this is bad. Is it something that can be repaired
without a teardown? I'm guessing no. Any other tips for inspecting this or
for inspecting the used replacement I will likely be pursuing this week?
Thanks for all past and future advice.
Hugh Fader
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