Just got back from having my wheels aligned and the guy says my diff is whining heavily. Bought it second hand about 12months ago for not very much! Anybody got a rough idea of how much is would cost to rebuild a diff ?? I\'ve got my old one that can be stripped and cleaned easily without taking the car out of action.
Can you still get hold of crown wheels, pinions and Bearings for 1st gens axles ?
Cheers
Shaun
Hi Shaun,
I changed out the diff on my S3 earlier this year, due to bad play on one of the side gears causing play at the O/S rear wheel and clonking whilst driving. I had a diff off a scrapper which I bought some years ago.
They can whine for years and if you didn\'t hear it whilst driving I don\'t think it can be that bad??
Easiest thing is to swop for another 2nd hand diff because rebuilding is a real specialist job, setting backlash and that sort of thing. I\'ve got the details of a transmission specialist in the midlands if you want it. I would guess (and it\'s only a guess) that a specialist rebuild of your axle with new parts would be £400 ish???
Of course you\'ve got the baxxache of swopping over again, which ain\'t the lightest of jobs. Try full synthetic gear oil first? that might quieten it???
i would of thought you would be better off looking for a good second hand?
sure i asked when i had my first 7 (10years ago) and it was around £300 could be wrong though
Mark
Cheers guys. I do have a spare casing and diff so might go out and get a quote on the rebuild locally.
I did buy a good 2nd hand jobbie and to be honest I thought the whine was more the gearbox :Giggle
The people that did my alignment a rally car specialist on oldskool cars mainly and seem to have a good grasp. He did say that he used to work on them and a whining diff was a common issue and not to go round roundabouts to agressively. I didn\'t tell him I\'m running more bhp too.
I do like playing the radio and have got used to the cars foibles.
Shaun
if you look on ebay us, you often see LSD from the gxl\'s which fit straight in. if your gonna replace it, you may aswell upgrade
Never even thought of the LSD option. May not be a bad idea if I plan to stick a turbo\'d lump in the engine bay in the future :D
Shaun
i have looked into 1 but the shipping will be horific!:eek:
I have a diff that may be available. Will know more on the weekend. It will be cheap. Minus callipers. Its a goodin
Cheers
Brian
What year car does it come off ?? Does it have calipers on the back ? Your a long way away !
Shaun
It will fit yours. It has 114.3 pcd. Or you could just buy the CWP off me as I have a box that will fit in and courior. Hey presto.
There is a bloke with first dibs on it and I will know more about that by sunday night
Cheers
Brian
ok. I\'m not completely sure if he is right. The noise isn\'t heavy and the whine doesn\'t increase when I go round bends. Plus I\'m running more torque than the stock 13b and the car is pulling away fine. Left work with a nice wheel spin a couple on nights ago !
May swap the fluid over and see if it gets better. Fluid is over 12 months old !
Shaun
If the noise isn\'t that bad then, as me previously, I\'d put full synth oil in and leave it.
It could go years with a slight whine.
I think that will be the plan. I\'ll bung some sync5 in and see how it goes.
Shaun
Have a welded diff if your interested.
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Pete.
a lot of the guys in Oz do HiLux diff swaps (yup, the pickup truck)... I believe it\'s an lsd, and you\'ll need to change other bits, but if you\'re thinking of looking higher hp, then it\'s a good way to go.
Cheers guys. I think I\'m going to bung oil in and see how it fairs. Can\'t bung a welded one it because its what gets me to work everyday !
Shaun
Quote from: Archbish;529623a lot of the guys in Oz do HiLux diff swaps (yup, the pickup truck)... I believe it\'s an lsd, and you\'ll need to change other bits, but if you\'re thinking of looking higher hp, then it\'s a good way to go.
Bish are you running a stock S3 diff?
Shaun i heard a S4 EFI/EGI LSD diff will go in a S3 just digging into it now
Mark
Quote from: mpk490p;529647Bish are you running a stock S3 diff?
Yup, and it\'s handling me pushing the car out of the garage and back in again without any issue... *grin* my intention is to see what the car will do, and when/if it busts, then I\'ll go HiLux.
Quote from: Archbish;531996Yup, and it\'s handling me pushing the car out of the garage and back in again without any issue... *grin* my intention is to see what the car will do, and when/if it busts, then I\'ll go HiLux.
LOL well you are a big chap that must be nearly 1BHP?
how easy is the hilux conversion though:xconfused
Well, the guys in Oz do it a fair bit. I believe it\'s shortening the axle, prop and drive shafts to suit and that\'s about it... Almost certainly more than that, but I think it\'s one of those where you send the bits away, and then they come back, and you bolt it up...
I had a quick look at the Ford8.8in axle that is availble. Extra nice, but would be a little overkill :Giggle
Shaun
yes it would be nice to a LSD but im not making big power just want the better drivability!
this is a good website
http://members.aol.com/solomiata/Drivetrain.html
it looks like they could be interchangable going to give Tim and Pip a call to see if they have done one:)
Mark
Quote from: Christopher;529465Have a welded diff if your interested.
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Pete.
Pete,
do you still have this?
Yeah its wrapped up in the garage. Interested?
Pete.
Pete,
Glad you\'ve posted.
You have a 1st Gen Series 3 I believe.
I keep a register of UK and Eire 1st Gens and your car is on it but without a reg.
Would you consider letting me have the Reg. Car is Red now I believe.
email me on dgnock at btopenworld dot com if you want to keep it private. Thanks.
Dave.
Quote from: Christopher;602838Yeah its wrapped up in the garage. Interested?
Pete.
i\'m after a good crown and pinon pref in a diff. i have a lsd unit to go in it. what are you looking for it?
Mark
It cost me £60 for the diff and to weld it.
I doubt you will pay that so name what you would be prepared to pay?
Pete.
have you heard it running? it looks in good shape. you can have the welded diff back if you want it? £40?
Mark
Yeah £40 is ok. No I have never heard it run. I got it off Tim so I trust it will be in good shape.
Pete.
fair enough, thanks Pete,
if you can email me your address we can go from there
mpk490p@hotmail.com
thanks
Mark
Sent
Pete.