Jim et al,
The BFH did the trick...mental note, keep spring away from chrome bits on car
when using BFH!
Now for another few questions.
I pulled the drain plug from the Spit diff. Not a ton of oil came
out....surprise...it's a TRiumph. So, I might make the assumption the seals
may be questionable. I am tempted to pull the rear of the Spit Diff & see
what's goin' on in there. It does turn freely which is good, but perhaps an
inspection is in order?
Are there seals on each axle shaft? I would assume so. Lookin' at the GT6
diff(all blowed up) it would appear that there is a clip holding the bearing
to the shaft. So, if I get the clip/bearing off, is there a seal under all
that? Also, what about the input shaft seal? Should I replace these things
whilst it's out? Are there some pitfall should I open that can-o-worms? It
would appear that there is some sort of cover over the slotted nut. Is this
pryed out?
Or, should I leave well enough alone and put some GL4 in it & see what
happens?
Cheers,
Todd Bermudez #596
Cincinnati, OH
'68 GT6 RHD
'66 GT6 RHD
'67 GT6 LHD
--- On Fri, 3/27/09, jimmuller@rcn.com <jimmuller@rcn.com> wrote:
> From: jimmuller@rcn.com <jimmuller@rcn.com>
> Subject: Re: [Spits] Separating spring from Diff
> To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
> Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 2:34 PM
> Todd asked:
> > I wanted to use the case from the GT6 diff with the 6
> studs
> > rather than the 4 stud Spit case. Well, not
> being an
> > expert on these cars, I decided against tearing the
> Spit
> > case apart.
>
> You don't have to be an expert. The pumpkin comes off
> the back with minimal trouble and with no effect on the
> critical mechanicals. Remove the four u-joint flange
> bolts on each side with an Allen wrench and the entire side
> bearing with u-joint will pull out from the side. Once
> they are out you can undo all the bolts holding the pumpkin
> to the front and the pumpkin should pull off easily, subject
> to how stuck the gasket is, of course. The ring gear
> and other interesting bits are all held by the front
> section. Re-assembly is the reverse procedure.
>
> > I cannot separate the spring from the diff.
>
> The spring is held to the diff by the plates, themselves
> held down by the nuts on the studs. That's all there
> is. However the spring does fit into a notch in the
> top of the diff. It can become stuck in there due to
> weathering, rust, dirt, etc. A bit of "persuasion"
> with a BFH, maybe applied through an appropriately size
> wedge-link object or drift, should do the trick.
> --
> Jim Muller
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