John,
I helped another TD owner remove the broken stub. Like yours, it was
jammed in the splines. We were unable to push it out with curved rods,
so ended up following the procedure in Section H.6 of the manual, then
taking the diff assembly to a shop to have the stub pressed out. H.8
describes examining parts for wear. We saw no wear. It was reassembled
with new half shaft and new seals. A year later, everything seems to be
fine.
The car must have been driven in a spirited manner at some time. The
stub, once we could see it, was very obviously twisted in the splines and
more twist was evident at the base of the splines. The shop said that
they needed a ten-ton press to push the stub out. Axle on the near side
seemed to be as good as new.
Bob
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 19:34:30 EST MGTD2@aol.com writes:
> Listers:
> I have a question concerning getting the broken "splined stub" out
> of the differential when replacing a broken halfshaft. I have been
> unsuccessful popping it out with a curved rod from the opposite side
and am about ready to unbold the axel tube from the diff to remove the
stub. A knowledgeable
> individual has told me that if I do this I will have to reset the
preload
> (more precisely, pay someone to reset the preload) or I will have diff
problems.
> Another person who should know told me to just replace any shims that I
find
> in there and it should be just the way it was before. The person who
told me
> this is a T racer who has never had subsequent problems despite racing
the car
> with that rear end. Any thoughts on this....or advice on getting that
little
> broken end out?
> Thanks in advance.
> -John Deikis
> Chelsea, MI
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