Rear Differential
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Rear Differential
The differential on my 86 4+3 is leaking a little about a 'penny' size drip for two days of sitting still. I got under it and I started to scratch my head, how much stuff do you have to take off to drain the fluid? Also there is a gasket for the carrier correct??? Just not used to an elaborate array of parts on the differntial. Just looking for some pointers to make it easier.
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Unless someone has installed a drain in it, it has to be sucked out through the fill hole. But if you're removing the diff to reseal, you can drain it as you unbolt it. To remove the carrier you'll have to remove the C beam, driveshaft, unbolt the halfshafts at the carrier end, unbolt the camber brackets (with the lower arms still connected) with the 2 bolts per side that hold them to the carrier. This will not disturb your alignment if that's the only place you unbolt them. You can leave the batwing in place. There is no gasket used. Reseal with a quality silicone sealer suitable for this. You may want to install a drain plug while you've got it out. If you do, contact me and I'll give you measurements for locating it in the D44.
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Thanks, Is there a way to pull the cover w/o removing the C-beam and undoing the halfshafts it is leaking only where the carrier attaches to the back of the differential. What if the differential was supported before removing the carrier. Just looking at, I have never done this, I am used to removing a simple plate. The drain plug sounds interesting though, what would be the measurements?
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Originally Posted by Corvette Kid NC
Unless someone has installed a drain in it, it has to be sucked out through the fill hole. But if you're removing the diff to reseal, you can drain it as you unbolt it. To remove the carrier you'll have to remove the C beam, driveshaft, unbolt the halfshafts at the carrier end, unbolt the camber brackets (with the lower arms still connected) with the 2 bolts per side that hold them to the carrier. This will not disturb your alignment if that's the only place you unbolt them. You can leave the batwing in place. There is no gasket used. Reseal with a quality silicone sealer suitable for this. You may want to install a drain plug while you've got it out. If you do, contact me and I'll give you measurements for locating it in the D44.
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Originally Posted by rspreng86
Thanks, Is there a way to pull the cover w/o removing the C-beam and undoing the halfshafts it is leaking only where the carrier attaches to the back of the differential. What if the differential was supported before removing the carrier. Just looking at, I have never done this, I am used to removing a simple plate. The drain plug sounds interesting though, what would be the measurements?
