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Diff spreader
Posted: 29 Sep 2013 14:56
by dycecooper
For those who have re-built their rear axle, did you use a diff spreader? I
Is it a must have? Is there a way round it?
Cheers, John
Posted: 29 Sep 2013 15:12
by john 215
Hi John,
Rebuilt loads of TR7 ( and SD1's ) and never needed to spread the diff, we had the said tool at work but I never saw it used.
Cheers John
LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1976 Speke FHC Beauty
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6, BUILT NOT BROUGHT !!!!
Posted: 29 Sep 2013 15:16
by DNK
I need a pic of such tool...and maybe one in use??
Don
Stick a Wedge In It
80 TR7 V8 Kick in the pants
Posted: 29 Sep 2013 15:43
by dycecooper
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by john 215</i>
Hi John,
Rebuilt loads of TR7 ( and SD1's ) and never needed to spread the diff, we had the said tool at work but I never saw it used.
Cheers John
LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1976 Speke FHC Beauty
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6, BUILT NOT BROUGHT !!!!
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That's the answer I was hoping for !
Cheers
Posted: 29 Sep 2013 15:44
by dycecooper
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DNK</i>
I need a pic of such tool...and maybe one in use??
Don
Stick a Wedge In It
80 TR7 V8 Kick in the pants
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There are pictures of them on eBay [;)]
Posted: 29 Sep 2013 15:52
by john 215
Hi Don,
<font color="red">GW1 </font id="red"> in the picture is an example of the sort of tool, does what it says and spreads the casing by a very small amount
http://trf.zeni.net/TR6greenbook/99.php ... =undefined
Cheers John
LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1976 Speke FHC Beauty
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6, BUILT NOT BROUGHT !!!!
Posted: 29 Sep 2013 18:22
by Steve @ SandS
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by john 215</i>
Hi John,
Rebuilt loads of TR7 ( and SD1's ) and never needed to spread the diff, we had the said tool at work but I never saw it used.
Cheers John
LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1976 Speke FHC Beauty
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6, BUILT NOT BROUGHT !!!!
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Same here, after 30 years and rebuilding 00's of axle's I have never needed one.I do have the dummy pinion set up though and have only ever used that once
Steve @ S&S Preparations
Posted: 29 Sep 2013 18:45
by dycecooper
That's all good news, as I'm keeping my TR now so it's. Getting treated to a 3:08
Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:46
by Cobber
<font size="2"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Here's an example in use:
The jacking screw the the bottom of the pic is turned to spread the diff housing at the two screws at the mid point of the tool. other diffs don't have threaded holes for the spreader tool they just have plain holes, for these diff the screws are replaced with dowl pins.</font id="Comic Sans MS"></font id="size2">
"Keep calm, relax, focus on the problem & PULL THE BLOODY TRIGGER"
80'Triumph TR7, 73'Land Rover (Ford 351. V8),
'89 Ford Fairlane
'98 MG-F, 69'Ford F250.
76' Ford F100
Posted: 30 Sep 2013 04:41
by john 215
Hi John,
Were you the winner of this pinion spacer ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-TR7-T ... 504wt_1018
It is poss to reshape the original if not, although never done this myself I have to say
Cheers John
LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1976 Speke FHC Beauty
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6, BUILT NOT BROUGHT !!!!
Posted: 30 Sep 2013 11:03
by DNK
Cobber- Thanks for the pic
Now... what do you do with it
The diff isn't in 2 pieces ...is it?
Don
Stick a Wedge In It
80 TR7 V8 Kick in the pants
Posted: 30 Sep 2013 11:04
by dycecooper
I have not got a spacer yet but they are available, I was in touch with a company that said they had them in stock
Posted: 30 Sep 2013 12:50
by Cobber
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DNK</i>
Cobber- Thanks for the pic
Now... what do you do with it
The diff isn't in 2 pieces ...is it?
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<font size="2"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Nah, it's not in two pieces. It forces the two sides of the casing a bit further apart so as to make the removal and refitting of the diff center is easy.
When the pressure is released from the housing by undoing the jacking screw the housing springs back.</font id="Comic Sans MS"></font id="size2">
"Keep calm, relax, focus on the problem & PULL THE BLOODY TRIGGER"
80'Triumph TR7, 73'Land Rover (Ford 351. V8),
'89 Ford Fairlane
'98 MG-F, 69'Ford F250.
76' Ford F100