G6ETNZ Member 82 Member For: 10y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Auckland, NZ Posted 27/09/19 12:30 AM Share Posted 27/09/19 12:30 AM Any happier suggestions that see me parting with less than $1400 for a second hand diff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,290 Member For: 16y 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/09/19 12:49 AM Share Posted 27/09/19 12:49 AM why would you pay $1400 for a diff? it's cheaper than that to get a new trutrack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ETNZ Member 82 Member For: 10y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Auckland, NZ Posted 27/09/19 12:56 AM Share Posted 27/09/19 12:56 AM Welcome to NZ. A truTrack looks like $1280, but I'm assuming this is plus whatever to actually make it work as they talk about building your drive head as a service? Otherwise: https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/ford/diffs-axles/listing-2329635147.htm?rsqid=a861ae3ab9de46e781bee11100d4a970-005 And I was thinking of trading it after 6 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,290 Member For: 16y 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/09/19 01:01 AM Share Posted 27/09/19 01:01 AM hmm... well, upgrade then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ETNZ Member 82 Member For: 10y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Auckland, NZ Posted 27/09/19 06:57 AM Share Posted 27/09/19 06:57 AM Cracks through the mount and arms? Described as a 3” thick piece of steel, with possible cracks in the arms to the other bushes? Looking at it Monday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ETNZ Member 82 Member For: 10y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Auckland, NZ Posted 30/09/19 03:55 AM Share Posted 30/09/19 03:55 AM @k31th just reading something you wrote in another topic regarding bushes and broken bolts.. The entire diff bush in mine was out and resting against the spare wheel well, hence the clunk. The mechanic was able to push it back in with his fingers. Is that more likely to be a broken bolt? I've just ordered a complete set of SuperPro bushes for it after the last ones lasted about 56k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,290 Member For: 16y 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 30/09/19 04:30 AM Share Posted 30/09/19 04:30 AM yeah, you shouldn't be able to push the bush in by hand... that'll be either the bush mount cracked/broken or the bolt is missing/broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ETNZ Member 82 Member For: 10y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Auckland, NZ Posted 30/09/19 04:41 AM Share Posted 30/09/19 04:41 AM Bolt is there, so I'm hoping it's broken, not the mount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,290 Member For: 16y 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 30/09/19 04:46 AM Share Posted 30/09/19 04:46 AM you won't know which it is without inspecting it... either way it's likely you'll have to repair it by dropping the cradle anyway... just remains to be seen if you need to weld up a solution or just replace the bush/bolt (and other bushes if necessary while it's out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jako New Member 3 Member For: 5y 5m 4d Posted 08/01/24 01:45 PM Share Posted 08/01/24 01:45 PM (edited) Yay thread mine time lol one thing I’ve seen a diff builder comment on is the roll pin that locates the centre pin in the diff hemisphere can crack in two fall out letting the pin to drop and it can actually foul the pinion gear also on the m86 the clutch packs either side of the side gears have a clutch then a shim then clutch etc etc those steel shims also clack and can spit out and get chewed up in the gears also on the “side gears” on the lsd m86 most of the spigot on the side gear is takin up by the clutch packs leaving barely any spigot to register into the hemisphere really bad design this is bad on a Ute that relies on that side gear to support the splined end of the axel. IRS models have an extra caged bearing behind the side seal to help this Edited 08/01/24 01:46 PM by jako Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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