Welded my diff finally, pics!

[Hoonta]

Well, finally picked up a second diff yesterday.
Got an open diff for 35bux. nasty as hell, all rusted and greezy.

So, i'll post some pics and steps of what I did!

http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/0.jpg

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Drain nasty oil of eternal stench, be sure not to get this on your skin or you will smell like gear oil ass for the rest of your days.
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/5.jpg

This worked out pretty well for a welding position.
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/8.jpg

Turn welder up to hot as balls to penetrate the gears.
We had the mig set on the melt rocks setting.

http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/10.jpg

http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/12.jpg
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Put in 1.25 qts of new oil.
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/15.jpg

Couldn't wait for autozone to order the part, so we made our own gasket out of high temp gasket sealer stuff.
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/16.jpg

Torque bolts to tight ftLBS
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/19.jpg

Now spend many hours on cleaning rust and grime off of diff.
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/24.jpg

Paint with a ridiculously bright color so if it ever falls off, will be MUCH easier to find!........plus its cool
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/27.jpg

Now, remove old open diff!
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/30.jpg

Be sure to scrape your BROTHERS knuckles when removing nuts and bolts.
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/31.jpg

Compare the two, and say "Damn, that is bright"
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/32.jpg

Install, and notice how nasty it is under your cars skirt with something so bright and clean next to it.
http://www.envertigo.com/pics/carstuff/Desktop-Images/36.jpg


Time, all day project.
That included driving to orlando to pick the damn thing up.

Once it was back, took may 30 minutes to drain/weld/put back together.

about 3 hous to de-rust and de-grease.

Hour for paint to dry.

And just under an hour to remove the old diff and install new happy bright green super dori diff.

All in all, spent about 60bux for the Diff, paint, and gas to Orlando.

Donuts have never been so easy.

[RoadRacer]

"......or you will smell like gear oil ass for the rest of your days." <---- ha, soooooooooo true.

[Pyroholic]

looks like ass

[_Charles_]

I like it....

[TNathe]

Did you take care to chip off any of those beady pieces of metal from the welding? I would think some of them would come off and play in the gear teeth a little bit. Oh well, I LOVE the green. HAHA

[Smart Man]

:thumbup: Good work. What did you use to de-rust?

[Hoonta]

ya, I cleaned up the inside as much as I could (or that I cared to) and used air to blow it out as much as possible.

To de-rust?
wire brush, wd-40, air drill with a paint/rust wheel and 3 gallons of elbow grease.

[_Charles_]

Originally posted by Hoonta

...... and 3 gallons of elbow grease.

I just called Discount auto, and they said they don't sell 'elbow grease'. Could I use yours?

Charles:D

[Hoonta]

haha, sorry.

I'm fresh out.

[Funk]

hahaha

copy cats

[satanshatch]

Nice.. good write up. I like seeing others How to's etc. Good shit. I like the paint ;)

[Ichi-go]

I want to do the brightness on my diff. That would be sweet to paint wheels with.

[PapiCulo]

How does a welded diff work compared to a lsd or open diff?

[_Charles_]

Originally posted by PapiCulo
How does a welded diff work compared to a lsd or open diff?

"chirp chirp chirp"....hehe

[Hoonta]

Well, after driving with it for a day now...it is definitely not for everyday stop and go, park in the parking lot, pulling into the gas station use.

...chirp chirp chirp..
you get everyones attention if you go into a parking lot or gas station or anywhere there are people..
driving around my apartment complex people think i'm a hulligan because of the tire chirping, thinking i'm driving fast and spinning the tires.

Forget about making tight u turns. not being used to it, I was pulling out of a walmart tonight onto a road behind ( kind of a semi u turn) and ended up in the other lane, had to make a 3 point turn.

If you're not spinning the tires, it majorly wants to push you straight.

After dday 5, i'm going to swap back to my open diff.

But it is so fun, because it is so much easier to get the back end out.

I can't wait to try it out at Dday.

So unless you're sliding around, a welded diff is going to majorly reduce your handeling performance.

[NismoZ]

i try to tell peoples but its best to find out for yourself, thats how i did
exact same thing
1) ALWAYS spin those bitches when making tight turns its way easier and more fun
2) remove after week or two of chirping and shuddering
3) go buy real diff.

ps-green is good

[Hoonta]

ya, i knew what to expect ;)

I'm doing this for dday5. I plan to take it off probably day after. (maybe.. still probably want to have some fun with it)

Then i'll save up some money for a real diff. I just don't know what diff to shoot for.

[Funk]

dude ive rocked a welded for like 6 months

it doesnt fuck up your turning radius.

be hardcoreeeeee bitch!