I had a young lad call me several months ago, he was driving his TR6
(either to or from Seattle) and suffered differential failure ... I
am on the VTR helper list ... he had the car towed here and we
removed the old diff ... NO oil ... He had to pay $750 for a rebuilt
one, installed it and he was on his way ...
Moral of the Story ... I bought a rebuilt Nissan Limited Slip from
GoodParts ... for a little over $800 (used R200 and all mounting
parts) ... simple installation ... better EVERYTHING ... So my adivce
would be "Pay the $$$$" and get back to driving.
>>At first it started with some whirling noises.
>If my Dad had been riding with you he probably would have warned you
>of bad bearings before you heard them.
>
>>Then it started grinding.
>>Leaving work today the car backed up about 4 feet and it felt like I hit
>>something and stopped dead. Talk about your "clunk". Tomorrow it'll come
>>home on a flatbed. I know this isn't going to be cheap.
>Since there seem to be a few British shops in San Diego I would look
>into that first. They will need a few special tools and I would like
>to know that they have rebuilt them before. However, since yours is
>locked up you may be searching the junk yards for the best one you
>can find anyway. (turning any of the input or drive flanges should
>be perfectly smooth) Some rear axles last forever and some don't. I
>wouldn't be afraid of another used one if you or someone else checks
>it out carefully.
>
>A Nissan diff will also be from a junk yard, may need to be rebuilt
>plus whatever it takes to put it in a TR. Sounds more expensive but
>I don't really know.
>
--
"Thinking is the hardest work there is. That's why so few people
undertake it." - Henry Ford
Bill Pugh
1957 TR3
"Casper"
TS16765L
Wallace, CA
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