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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:01 PM
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Does anyone know if I can pull the rear differential from the front while I have my transmission out?
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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What?
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If the body is off.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:17 PM
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UNLESS you have the car backed into a wall why would you want to bring it out the front?
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:26 PM
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I will be replacing the transmission. I thought with all that out of the way I might save some time if I could pull it from the front and not have unhook the suspenion and not have to realign everything. It is an eighty with the aluminum cover. Just curious.
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Originally Posted by Ehco1
I will be replacing the transmission. I thought with all that out of the way I might save some time if I could pull it from the front and not have unhook the suspenion and not have to realign everything. It is an eighty with the aluminum cover. Just curious.
If you pull the rear end there are three bolts that hold it in. You must disconnect the drive shaft and half shafts. You do not need to have an alignemnt done if you pull the diff as long as you mark the struts (If Factory) and relock in the same position.

There is no way the diff is comming out the front.






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Thanks, Good to know before I try. I will do it the right way.
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