"raise your hand" if you actually did your own LSD replacement.

I just can't get the carrier out. I've spent about 2 hours driving around town talking to mechanics at all these shops/parts houses and I've all but gotten completely discouraged that I'll be able to do this job myself.

First of all, the bearings that came on the takeoff LSD are no good, which means I have to take the b0rked ones off first AND THEN press on a new set which is 20 bux a pop at one local place. That's after I finally get the gear/carrier out (or if I should say). Then, there's the matter of alignment. The gears/diff are supposed to be aligned within a 1/100th of an inch to be just right. If its too lose, there will be too much noise and the gears will go out. If its too tight, the diff will "stick" and the gears will go out. I think there are special measuring tool like micrometers for setting up the diff. Of course, I don't/won't have access to those for cheap.

I'm about to call BS on this whole job here. I think people who've done this at home were either really lucky that their gears matched up or had to actually have this done at a shop (which, one of them told me would be $400-$700 to do).



Thoughts....

 

i had mine installed at a dealership for $211 out the door.

 

now i'm thinking 200 bux is worth the money.

i JUST got the old diff out....

 

Keep at it man,it's worth it.It just takes a little effort!Good luck.
Kevin

 

I knew it was a bitch...

thats why I jumped over an entire rear end swap....

my rear gears were screwed up...

my pinion seal was leaking...

I snapped a lug... so I would have to replace an axle...

one of my axles was broken...


so....

I jsut replaced the entire rear and upgraded to 3.42s, lsd, and 4 wheel disc brakes, which was actually cheaper.

I don't know how to do it but it looked complicated...

good luck...

 

how much was the whole rearend? i was thinking that's an option if this swap doesn't work out. but i had to try this first, since there is (was before opened it up :/) nothing wrong with the rear end and I already have disks all around since its a 98...

but yeah, how much and where?

 

thanks man. i'm pressing the new bearings on tomorrow and then, in it all goes. hope it works!!!

 

would have cost me $383 shipped to Orlando..

this is form www.speedautomotive.com

3.42 gears, lsd, and 4 wheel disc brakes... I needed to replace the rotors but I used the pads that came with it for over a year.

I alos got a lt1 driveshaft at the time for an extra $25.

 

just finished the install. going to go test it out.

wish me luck!!

 

That's the best part! posi And it really wasn't that hard of an install, was it?
Kevin

 

well, it did take me 3 days of 'taking my time' to do it since i haven't done it before. the most difficult part was getting the old diff out. it just wouldn't go. it chewed up two 2x4s until i gave it the redwood. then i just pushed down on the wood and out came the diff. its all about having the right tools i guess.

but yeah, other than that i just got nervouse talking to all the techs/mechanics. from what they were saying you'd figure you needed to either be an engineering god or Gandolf to do the job.

but yeah, thinking back, it wasn't TOO difficult. could probably do another one in one day no sweat.

 

Congrats on being one of the few who do their own major mods!It only gets better from here.A posi was my first big mechanical and I've done quite a bit more since then!
Kevin

 

yeah there is a feeling of accomplishment after doing something major....