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TR2/3/3A rearend - 59 tr-3a
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Don't heat the case. While not on a TR3, I have removed numerous carriers by prying one side then the other and by fastening a chain to the carrier and a weight (concrete block) to the other end and slamming the weight at the end of the chain.
Bob
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Aloha Miles,
Yes, but my method was strictly for a one-way trip. I acquired a '58 TR3A rear axle that was on the way to the scrap yard so nothing to lose. I pulled the half shafts, removed the diff cover & carrier yokes, and set it out in the mid-day tropical sun, open end facing down. After a few hours I put both ends on jack stands to get it up a bit. I lifted one end up a foot or so and let it drop back on the stand. After a few iterations, the diff dropped out onto the old blankets I put underneath.
Anyway, if you plan on putting it back together, put a stripe of paint across an end of each carrier yoke and diff case (red-left; green-right); they have to go back on the same side & orientation. After a lot of fiddling, I got the TR3 carrier/ring/pinion into a TR6 diff case. My 6 is not road-worthy, so can't test out the transplant yet.
Jeff
Yes, but my method was strictly for a one-way trip. I acquired a '58 TR3A rear axle that was on the way to the scrap yard so nothing to lose. I pulled the half shafts, removed the diff cover & carrier yokes, and set it out in the mid-day tropical sun, open end facing down. After a few hours I put both ends on jack stands to get it up a bit. I lifted one end up a foot or so and let it drop back on the stand. After a few iterations, the diff dropped out onto the old blankets I put underneath.
Anyway, if you plan on putting it back together, put a stripe of paint across an end of each carrier yoke and diff case (red-left; green-right); they have to go back on the same side & orientation. After a lot of fiddling, I got the TR3 carrier/ring/pinion into a TR6 diff case. My 6 is not road-worthy, so can't test out the transplant yet.
Jeff
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No need for heat; it will come out with a pair of big pry bars. I only took photos of the Stag diff, but the same process worked fine for several TR3 diffs (so far). It also goes back together with some care and assistance from a largish brass hammer.
Note the use of pads to keep the pry bars from chipping the case
Note the use of pads to keep the pry bars from chipping the case
