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TR6 TR6 Differential Rebuild

SkinnedKnuckles

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The diff has occupied it's own space in my garage for about 5 years after it started making some noise. I'm considering rebuilding it, but haven't looked at the manual yet. Wanted some opinions - is this a difficult job requiring special tools if only bearings/thrust washers need replacing?
 

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I'd rate it at least "3 wrenches", maybe 4. You'll need some special tools, but you can get by with ones that are either inexpensive or easy to fabricate. The book calls for a few more that are unobtanium, but they are not essential.

The main "missing" tool is the pinion depth setting tool, as without it you will have to do trial assemblies to check the tooth pattern & preload, then pull the bearings back off to change the shim packs and try again. But if you are lucky, you can use the same thickness of shim packs in each location and the tooth pattern will be good. (Don't try to reuse the shims, though, as the originals will likely get damaged during the disassembly process.) I got burned, though, as the new input bearing was quite a bit different than the old one, and it took me 10 or 12 tries to get the preload right. That shouldn't be an issue for you though, assuming you keep the original collapsible spacer (which also has to be replaced every time).

The "case spreader" also turns out to be non-essential, as you can just pry the carrier in and out of the case. Takes a fair amount of force, but it works. You can see some photos of the process at
https://s258.photobucket.com/albums/hh260/TR3driver/Stag%20diff/
 
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Thanks, Randall. Good pictures - I'm starting feel like that guy in the old commercial that greets a person having car trouble with "I always wanted to work on a transmission". Looks like a pretty big job I should read up on first.
 

TR3driver

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Definitely read up on it first. The flat rate manual says 7.2 hours just for overhauling the diff, so I'd allow 2-3 days (not counting all the time I spent waiting on the wrong parts to come in
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ISTR the instructions in the Stag manual are clearer than the TR6 manual; let me know if you'd like me to scan it.
 

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And that was 7.2 hours with the "unobtanium tools".
 
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