How bad is it (cracked diff cover)?
06-30-2015, 09:41 PM
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I would recommend rebuilding your rear suspension while you were at it - but that's only because I'm retarded and do that myself anyway.
I needed to replace two ball joints and am now into a year long suspension rebuild projects....A year because I have a demanding job, a demanding wife, and two demanding kids....
I needed to replace two ball joints and am now into a year long suspension rebuild projects....A year because I have a demanding job, a demanding wife, and two demanding kids....
07-01-2015, 11:58 PM
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I like the VBP composite spring. 8 pounds versus 41 pounds. It's much easier to install also. I have their 360 pound/inch spring.
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07-02-2015, 01:49 PM
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SkunkWorks, PM(s) sent. Let's see if we can work something out!
I have been on a different front yesterday (see thread 'free spinning rear wheels'), trying to identify the origin of a clicking / scraping noise which made me discover the crack differential cover.
After disconnecting the half shafts, and given the condition of the rear suspension, I definitely agree that a full resto would be needed. A lot of things need attention in there and removing the diff cover forces me to remove the other items as well, and they may not be good enough to be simply put back.
To the diff work, I can add a suspension job (although the shocks are new, so something less to worry about), new wheel bearings and fixing my seized (2 month old!) parking brake...
Now, I have to come to term with the year it will take to fix this (demanding kids are the killer for me), the budget needed, and not driving my car for a long period of time.
I have been on a different front yesterday (see thread 'free spinning rear wheels'), trying to identify the origin of a clicking / scraping noise which made me discover the crack differential cover.
After disconnecting the half shafts, and given the condition of the rear suspension, I definitely agree that a full resto would be needed. A lot of things need attention in there and removing the diff cover forces me to remove the other items as well, and they may not be good enough to be simply put back.
To the diff work, I can add a suspension job (although the shocks are new, so something less to worry about), new wheel bearings and fixing my seized (2 month old!) parking brake...
Now, I have to come to term with the year it will take to fix this (demanding kids are the killer for me), the budget needed, and not driving my car for a long period of time.
07-02-2015, 01:57 PM
#24
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SkunkWorks, PM(s) sent. Let's see if we can work something out!
I have been on a different front yesterday (see thread 'free spinning rear wheels'), trying to identify the origin of a clicking / scraping noise which made me discover the crack differential cover.
After disconnecting the half shafts, and given the condition of the rear suspension, I definitely agree that a full resto would be needed. A lot of things need attention in there and removing the diff cover forces me to remove the other items as well, and they may not be good enough to be simply put back.
To the diff work, I can add a suspension job (although the shocks are new, so something less to worry about), new wheel bearings and fixing my seized (2 month old!) parking brake...
Now, I have to come to term with the year it will take to fix this (demanding kids are the killer for me), the budget needed, and not driving my car for a long period of time.
I have been on a different front yesterday (see thread 'free spinning rear wheels'), trying to identify the origin of a clicking / scraping noise which made me discover the crack differential cover.
After disconnecting the half shafts, and given the condition of the rear suspension, I definitely agree that a full resto would be needed. A lot of things need attention in there and removing the diff cover forces me to remove the other items as well, and they may not be good enough to be simply put back.
To the diff work, I can add a suspension job (although the shocks are new, so something less to worry about), new wheel bearings and fixing my seized (2 month old!) parking brake...
Now, I have to come to term with the year it will take to fix this (demanding kids are the killer for me), the budget needed, and not driving my car for a long period of time.
07-04-2015, 07:26 PM
#26
Melting Slicks
All of the original rear differential covers can crack. They were not designed well enough, to take the punishment for years on end. If that rear spring flips out, you will have most of your rear fenders broken off! Very glad that Muskegon Brake came to our rescue and designed the heavy duty cover, to fix our babies. Lou.