Separating differential from transmission
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Separating differential from transmission
Ok gentlemen,
Today, after a few hours of tugging and unbolting and unclipping and double-checking (and maybe a curse word or ten) a friend and I managed to get my transmission and differential sitting by themselves on a transmission jack and an ATV lift together. I then unbolted the trans from the differential (2 bolts, 2 nuts) and can only pull it apart just enough to barely see light in between? After some frustration, I sent my friend home to get some sleep and I hit the shower; can anybody tell me what I am missing?
Today, after a few hours of tugging and unbolting and unclipping and double-checking (and maybe a curse word or ten) a friend and I managed to get my transmission and differential sitting by themselves on a transmission jack and an ATV lift together. I then unbolted the trans from the differential (2 bolts, 2 nuts) and can only pull it apart just enough to barely see light in between? After some frustration, I sent my friend home to get some sleep and I hit the shower; can anybody tell me what I am missing?
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You're missing the 3rd nut. It's on the bottom. Likely can't get to it because of the jack..
Good luck with your project
Good luck with your project
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Thanks gentlemen
The diff looks weird to me, when I get a second I'll post up a pic and a question... looks broken but there's no piece I can find and it worked fine when I broke the trans (1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, and reverse all worked with no bind or noise)
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It appears as though the lower right portion of the window is broken, but I don't see any debris or anything and there were no differential issues when I parked the car. Is this just sloppy cleanup work on as-cast slag or does anybody have input?
Also, I can't seems to remove the linkage on the transmission end; there appears to be an Allen screw holding it on but none of mine fit, and I can't see well enough to figure out if maybe it's a torx or square drive or something. Thanks for any input
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Hi
Hope someone can help ya on the casing , not sure but think it should be like that ?
The black linkage bar has a tiny roll pin going through the trans shaft.
I used a very small punch , tap out with hammer . PITA when its all still in the car ,but yours should be a lot easier .
Hope someone can help ya on the casing , not sure but think it should be like that ?
The black linkage bar has a tiny roll pin going through the trans shaft.
I used a very small punch , tap out with hammer . PITA when its all still in the car ,but yours should be a lot easier .
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From: Sunniest city on Earth
Hi
Hope someone can help ya on the casing , not sure but think it should be like that ?
The black linkage bar has a tiny roll pin going through the trans shaft.
I used a very small punch , tap out with hammer . PITA when its all still in the car ,but yours should be a lot easier .
Hope someone can help ya on the casing , not sure but think it should be like that ?
The black linkage bar has a tiny roll pin going through the trans shaft.
I used a very small punch , tap out with hammer . PITA when its all still in the car ,but yours should be a lot easier .
Thanks again guys! Makes sense it'd be a pin, I didn't try that. That casting is bull; when I worked in machining, letting something leave looking like that would've been unsatisfactory. Oh well, I appreciate the help. Now to drain fluids and ship the trans
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At the time, it was @ 580RWHP (Mustang), and it was just a quick shift to third gear that did the damage. Street tires, (Invos) and not even a power shift. The car has never been raced, or even done so much as a burn out.
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Wow! What the hell? Invos don't even hook that well...
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