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| Here we have a brand new 3.62:1 Ford diff as found in the stores of our local gearbox expert. We have fitted a magnetic drain plug and a breather.........although we snapped the breather so we`ll need another one now. The main modification is the removal of the mount on the rear casing on the diff. You can see where the mount has been removed in the photo. There is another modification to the base for the rear ARB but as we are not fitting one just now we will make the modification later. |  |
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| Johnty with car on top........... |  |
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| And the diff in postion, all nicely shimmed to ensure the diff is centred in the chassis. It was at this point that we discovered that the driveshafts will not push into the diff as the bearing in the diff is a smaller diameter. So the diff is now out and waiting to go to the gearbox expert to see if he can sort it out. At the same time I`m going to swap the crown wheel and pinion for a 3.92:1 version which will be better suited to my 5 speed setup. I had intended to make this modification next year when fitting the LSD |  |
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| Well after weeks of torture I`m now back in the position of having the diff fitted. I now have a 3.92 open diff. |  |
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| The diff as viewed from above with the RHS halfshaft fitted. |  |
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| A view from the side showing the RHS halfshaft fitted. |  |
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The propshaft attached to the diff using the "special" blue bolts. The propshaft universal joints were greased prior to fitting, which was just as well because they do not come fully greased from the factory.
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