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g'day
picked up a 3.45 LSD last week , and want to chuck it in the back of my EF fairmont. Just wondering how hard it is to change with the car just on stands? its complete disc to disc (pretty heavy) my mates gonna help me put it in , hes an apprentice holden mechanic and reakons its gonna be near impossible to change on the ground 
What do u reakon? and if someone can run through everything thats needed/involved with changing diffs it would be greatly appreciated. cheers lockz
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| The Dog |
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Reckon that changing it on the ground will be difficult but not impossible. Probably be easier to start with the trailing arms and then lift the diff up using strategically placed jacks. I have never done a diff in a coil spring rear only leaf spring which is f**k easy. Someone else here may have better advice or more experience than me.
Good luck 
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mate it's piss easy
tools neened trolly jack safty stands x2 spanners/socets and a helper nothing to it hows your mate think you change them at work ??
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| The Dog |
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I forgot about recommending you Nick. Would all still be fresh in your mind
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1st jack up back end and safty stand (a must)
then you have to pull your brake callipers off (4 bolts) 2 each side to lift the diff up and down use the trolly jack undo (suport diff with trolly jack) hand brake cable (1 bolt then un-clip it) sway bar bolts (2 nuts 2 bolts) shocker bolts (2 bolts) top control arm (2 bolts) lower control arm (2 bolts) drop it out put the new one in just make sure you get the sway bar in the same spot i think the best way to put it back in is control arms first (top and lower) get your sway bar in the right spot then shocker bolts then handbrake
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hope thats some help to you
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| lockz |
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cheers for the info nick
sounds easy ( famous last words  )
i'll show my mate this thread , hopefully he'll stop having a cry. if anyones got any other tips please post' em up
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| efbignik |
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yeah it's a 2 man job one has to hold the diff stedy on the trolly jack just on one side and to help gide the springs in so thay sit in the right spot
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| Krytox |
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a single person can easily change the diff, its not hard... a trolley jack holding the diff is easy as the diff isn't badly unbalanced... just take ur time!
ohh and if you have a bike hanging from the roof of the garage... remove it! I found out with the chainwheel hitting my head whilst it was falling on my rear quater
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| sam12h |
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efbignik wrote: mate it's piss easy
Could not have said it better myself. The ONLY thing you actually need the second person for is bleeding the brakes. (Having 2 people would make the whole process quicker though).
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| arm79 |
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lockz wrote: my mates gonna help me put it in , hes an apprentice holden mechanic and reakons its gonna be near impossible to change on the ground
What do u reakon? No offence to your mate, but that is your first problem. The last person to ask for advice is a dealer mechanic. As yes, Nick has said, they are piss easy to change when the car is on stands. I've changed more than I can count, all on the floor. Should be in and out within 60 to 90 mins with a mate, maybe 2 hours if you do it alone. And dont disconect the brake lines, just remove and let the calipers hang and pop them back on later. |
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| Brett 4777 |
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Arm79,
writes No offence to your mate, but that is your first problem. The last person to ask for advice is a dealer mechanic. gee Adrian does that include your friendly mechanic mate that works for a ford dealer too |
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Brett 4777 wrote: Arm79,
writes No offence to your mate, but that is your first problem. The last person to ask for advice is a dealer mechanic. gee Adrian does that include your friendly mechanic mate that works for a ford dealer too ROFL... Easily baited there man. I was waiting for a reply. 
No, not all dealer mechanics are bad. I know the specialists are very good at their job. But the general service centre mechanics can leave alot to be desired at times. |
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| arm79 |
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Brett 4777 wrote: Arm79,
writes No offence to your mate, but that is your first problem. The last person to ask for advice is a dealer mechanic. gee Adrian does that include your friendly mechanic mate that works for a ford dealer too ROFL... Easily baited there man. I was waiting for a reply.
No, not all dealer mechanics are bad. I know the specialists are very good at their job. But the general service centre mechanics can leave alot to be desired at times. |
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Me and a mate changed mine in an afternoon.
Also done a gearbox in the same fashion (had to buy a higher lift jack however).
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