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I have just inspected the bearings on my front differential, meaning the differential had to come out.
Now i have browsed through the repairmanual without finding any instructions on how to put it back together.
Can i use the lid to press the differential/bearings in place?
I don't have a pneumatic press available, also im conecerned with using a hammer.
Normally one would heat the housing, drop the bearing in, support the inner race of the bearing, with the outer oil seal removed, and press in the diif. Don't want to press using force through the ***** as it can damage the bearing.
Did you need to press out the diff or did it just come out with little force? The above procedure is assuming a light to moderate press fit of the diff bearing into the housing. There is always a correct way for bearing installation. You may even need new bearings depending upon how these were removed. Often disassembly will destroy a bearing, in reality it may not but could. It is dependent upon how much lateral force was generated between the inner and outer races and if it was significant to cause damage. There is no easy way to determine this. A general rule is, if in doubt, replace it and install the new ones using a sequence that will keep them relaxed during the process.
First i removed the lid using a plastic tool.
After that I removed the diff with a couple of hits with the hammer on a drift.
So it didnt sit to bad.
Thats why i was curious if i could use the lid to force it back in.
I understand the desired procedure on installing this, where you should not put pressure from the inner to the outer part of the bearing.
But since its not a to tight fit i believe the bearing should not take any damage.
You know what, ill throw the diff in the fridge and heat the housing, and try carefully with the lid after heating both lid and housing.
Hello from Tokyo.
I have MY2003 C4S and would like to disassemble the front diff unit to see and replace nesessaryb geara if possible with the parts I have.
But I'm stopped at removing Viscus unit and can't go further to desiassemble the diff unit so far.
Could you please tell me how to open the lid from the diff shell and taking out the center gear unit to chack any problem there?
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Originally Posted by Ronny-
First i removed the lid using a plastic tool.
After that I removed the diff with a couple of hits with the hammer on a drift.
So it didnt sit to bad.
Thats why i was curious if i could use the lid to force it back in.
I understand the desired procedure on installing this, where you should not put pressure from the inner to the outer part of the bearing.
But since its not a to tight fit i believe the bearing should not take any damage.
You know what, ill throw the diff in the fridge and heat the housing, and try carefully with the lid after heating both lid and housing.
Yes, I ahve removed the C clip and the viscous unit could be removed.
Now I don't know how to pull out the gear shaft beyond the viscous unit.
There seems to ahve a hex nut which may lock the shaft somehow.
With what tool and do I need to take the nut out first to pull out the shaft?
And then I'm not sure how I can open the shell which contains diff gears insede.
I never done the job but I remember Adam699 did it and he post this thread: https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ferential.html. Can you found your answer on this thread? I got all the pictures if you need them...
04-03-2016, 12:05 PM
