DIY - Quaife LSD INSTALL - PICS!
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Safe time
Safe time, money and skip the upset stomach......................
There is no need to break in the gears with the figure 8s. That is only neccesary for plate type diffs.
Assuming that there will be metal chips coming from the brand new gears is ridiculous.
Thanks for the pics. Is gonna be a big help.
Onno
There is no need to break in the gears with the figure 8s. That is only neccesary for plate type diffs.
Assuming that there will be metal chips coming from the brand new gears is ridiculous.
Thanks for the pics. Is gonna be a big help.
Onno
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Long story short - dude drove from laredo cause he saw my DIY and wanted me to install his Quaife LSD. Well he got bearings from Oreilly and they were WRONG. NO one in DFW had them in stock cept courtesyparts.com - BUT they only had one. Snagged that one - and got some new tools from Harbor Freight and did my best. - OUTCOME - a smiling customer who already gave up on getting the install completed.. Ballin! :biggthumpup:
Mannys Car - NIIIICE
LE37s with a +12 offset
FRONT side shot
Open DIFF out..
Jason Z-YA - FRANKENSTEIN SOCKET FTMFW!!!!!!
completed - used Bearings off of his Diff and put them on the Quaiffe.
The look on his face when we went for a ride was Priceless.. worth the time and effort I put into getting this job done.
Mannys Car - NIIIICE
LE37s with a +12 offset
FRONT side shot
Open DIFF out..
Jason Z-YA - FRANKENSTEIN SOCKET FTMFW!!!!!!
completed - used Bearings off of his Diff and put them on the Quaiffe.
The look on his face when we went for a ride was Priceless.. worth the time and effort I put into getting this job done.
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So I cant seem to get my Quaife to go back into the case all the way. It seems bearing on the backside of the ring gear wont seat. I think it has something to do with the teeth on the pinion and ring gears not meshing. It the same ring gear from the old diff. Any ideas? I'm stumped, I try to rotate the gears as I put it in and it doesn't help.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
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Gear marker? I'm in the dark on this. I see some marks on the pinion gear thats the only think I can think of. This sounds bad. Please explain.
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So I cant seem to get my Quaife to go back into the case all the way. It seems bearing on the backside of the ring gear wont seat. I think it has something to do with the teeth on the pinion and ring gears not meshing. It the same ring gear from the old diff. Any ideas? I'm stumped, I try to rotate the gears as I put it in and it doesn't help.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
That being said, I pulled the diff out of my Z and just did the swap that way with no problems at all. Be careful when buying an extra pumpkin from auto wreckers if you plan to build this final drive assembly while still having you car to drive every day. I have to say, the Quaife is absolutely worth every penny once you get that puppy in! Thanks for the help guys!
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^^^^ just use gear marker on the ring gear - I didnt need to use any shims or anything - just made sure it was spot on.. Use link below for reference on acceptable patterns..
http://www.differentials.com/install.html
http://www.differentials.com/install.html
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It's my understanding that for Zs with OE LSD (which is all Zs except base models?), the OE stub axles are not compatible with the Quaife QDF11L (for manual transmission cars) and that appropriate stub axles must be installed along with the Quafe. What do the required stub axles cost and where can you get them?
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It's my understanding that for Zs with OE LSD (which is all Zs except base models?), the OE stub axles are not compatible with the Quaife QDF11L (for manual transmission cars) and that appropriate stub axles must be installed along with the Quafe. What do the required stub axles cost and where can you get them?
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It's my understanding that for Zs with OE LSD (which is all Zs except base models?), the OE stub axles are not compatible with the Quaife QDF11L (for manual transmission cars) and that appropriate stub axles must be installed along with the Quafe. What do the required stub axles cost and where can you get them?