Hi Dan, I did mine this weekend also. I ended up dropping mine off at
the machine shop to be pressed out. He was also concerned about the
flange breaking, but said it pressed off no problem. After that it was
a breeze. New seals in, and no more leaks. In 3 days, managed to
replace all u joints, rehab the differential, new shocks, new springs,
and new SS exhaust. Im gettin good at this:) Just hope it all works.
(I did manage to strip out 2 lug nuts). Hope yours goes well.
John Mitchell 76 TR6
clancy36@comcast.net wrote:
> Question for the list, today i was refurbishing a rear differential for a
>73 TR6.the plan was to totally disassemble, clean, replace seals, inspect
>bearings, prep/paint etc.
> To replace the drive flange shaft seals, you remove large shaft nut that
>secures the drive flange, the four bolts which secure the shaft and seal to
>the differential, slide out the shaft with flange, bearing seal etc. as one
>unit.
> The book says to remove the keyway and flange from the shaft ( no mention
>of pressing it off ) to access and replace the seal and bearing if needed.
>Well i forgot to bring my magic wand to the shop today, and even with 20 tons
>on it in the press, that flange refuses to pop.
> On the first attempt i broke one flange i am seagulling another off a spare
>diff., second attempt and a better bite (not on the flange bolt lip ) i got it
>to pop but not without the aid of heat.
> I ran out of time, so i figured i'd post this question before i attempt to
>separate the spare flange.has anyone been down this road?
> On a brighter note i fabricated a differential case spreader this weekend
>to remove the ring and pinion carrier assy, it came out sweet and made the job
>a breeze, i'll post a pic if anyone is interested.
> Thanks for any responses in advance.
>
>
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>Dan Clancy
>1970 TR6
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