For those waiting with baited breath, I finally got the diff out this
afternoon. I had to rent a sawzall and cut the bolt in four places. I
think a PO did this before as there were four grooves on the lower cross
brace that I "renewed" as I was cutting.
I didn't even have to open the case to find the problem. When I pulled the
right-hand side inner axle assembly, only half of it came out. The shaft
sheared at the base of the splines. I opened the case to get all of the
bits out and found that the oil was clean and most if not all of the metal
bits were still in the inner gear. I ran a strong magnet around inside the
case, but didn't pick up any additional debris. All of the gears looked
brand new.
Anyone have an inner shaft assembly for an early Spitfire they're willing to
part with? Short of that, I'll be acquiring a used diff and just swap it
out.
Cheers
Chris
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