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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 06:01 PM
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have new diff. want to remove old one from housing and replace with new. '98 C5. purchased Quaife diff. want to try it myself. i am very mechanical inclined. any instruction or other info to assist me?
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have new diff. want to remove old one from housing and replace with new. '98 C5. purchased Quaife diff. want to try it myself. i am very mechanical inclined. any instruction or other info to assist me?
Remove from the housing?

Assuming you have a complete pumpkin you are trying to swap out, simply follow a clutch removal how-to like this one and when you get the driveline lowered down, throw a stand under the trans, lower the cradle off from the differential, undo the bolts that hold the differential to the trans, and pull it off.

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i want to change the differential ( the inside of the housing ). Not the whole unit. Only the part the ring gear is attached. Any hoe to instruction I can tap into?

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You need special tools to rebuild the differential

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ain-shaft.html

I'd drop Rick a PM.
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