gear swap instructions please
Pro
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From: Winter Springs FL
This is one of those jobs you probably don't want to do yourself. Too many specialized tools to set the gears properly. Not worth the risk. I would pay a professional to do the swap, or just do a rear exchange. Its easier to swap the rear than to mess with the gearing and get it right. 
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
Richmond and some of the larger gear companies run the new set in a Gleason machine and etch the specs onto the new gears. Most of the OEM gears do not have the specs on them. Couple this with tolerances in the ring gear carrier and housing and you have a guessing game that can be both frustrating and time consuming
Instructor
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From: St. Peters Mo
This is one of those things, If you have to ask, likely you shouldn't be doing it yourself. Call Unitrax, http://gounitrax.com/ They do them all of the time.
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Seriously, Do yourself a favor and do an exchange for the entire diff. It is much easier and you can do it yourself over the weekend. Here are some excellent instructions from CajunDude. http://www.cajundude.com/differential.htm
Last edited by aTX427; Oct 9, 2007 at 01:36 PM.
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From: LZ IL
Seriously, Do yourself a favor and do an exchange for the entire diff. It is much easier and you can do it yourself over the weekend. Here are some excellent instructions from CajunDude. http://www.cajundude.com/differential.htm
This is for a C5 can I assume the C6 is close to the same?
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I would not count on a warranty if the dealer does the swap. Besides, the guy doing the work has probably done as many of these as you have.
Melting Slicks
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From: Houston 06 C6 Ysi SC 402 fgd TX
Seriously, Do yourself a favor and do an exchange for the entire diff. It is much easier and you can do it yourself over the weekend. Here are some excellent instructions from CajunDude. http://www.cajundude.com/differential.htm
His shop is an all service shop. A guy from shrevesport was getting a textrilla installed when I picked mine up.
With @ 430 rwhp and the gears, I did 167 mph in the texasmile drag race 10/06/07. Some have said that's Z06 speeds
Whatever;;; they did great and very planted as I was increasing speed in 5th when the mile marker went by, I wanted to keep going, however you really have to brake as you have 3 turns to get back on the return ramp.
