so today i got the last parts id been waiting for to put my z together and go get a cornerbalance and alignment which i had an appiontment for tomorrow, but when i took my car out to break in the new diff it locked up. i was 4.3 miles from my house when the rear suddenly started to whine then locked abruptly, like all with in a minute. i want to say that i took the pumpkin out and brought it to a reputable shop that many on here recommended, had a new diff and final drive installed and then put it back using the FSM to get everything tourqued to spec. with that said and being i didnt even make it to the place i chose to break it in what should i do? when i got the diff back the owner said the backlash was idk how tight exactly he said "as thick as a sheet of paper" and "if it was mine id leave it like that better too tight then too loose" so i left it like that based on his reccomendation, now i have a locked up rear end and i cant move my car. any help is appreciated.

 

sorry man - I think few people have the expertise to guide you appropriately here and you likely need to bring the diff or the car to an expert.

what a bummer.

 

oh SNAP that cannot be good... +1 on what Entaille said

 

out of respect im not going to name the shop but as far as i know most of the z's in the area get their diffs done through the shop that did mine, and they are big in the drift scene as well. every part i had was brand new nissan or cusco parts i dont think that this is a common problem when you have it professionally done... but idk mine broke doing 30mph in a staight line. would you bring it to the same shop to look at talk to somone else? what would you do? any help is appreciated thanks

 

take it back to the shop, if its a stand up shop they should fix it on the house...

 

^word. if its a reputable shop that you trust, give them a chance to make it right. you don't exactly have a lot of options for diff experts in the NW.

 

thats true, im trying to get ahold of them now so well see

 

GL man.
I'm sorry that it happened. Sounds confusing as is.

 

Keep us informed, this may or may not get them any of our business.

 

just take the battery out for 10mins...thats what Sprint tells me to do everytime my phone locks up

 

got ahold of them they said to bring it in ( the diff ) and hell takea look and go from there, so im bringing it in next week.

 

good s***

 

so far he's been real cool about it, told me to take out the diff and bring it up unopened so he can see it as is. also said if it was anything he did its on him otherwise well figure somthing out. just sucks tho any wayyou look at it my cars been garage bound for 7 months waiting on one part or another i get it going and boom! ish happened.

 

thats why intec doesnt do those they cant set the backlash and all the potential issues and such XD was looken at getten mine done but they said was a no bueno idea

 

damn, that sucks hard... like everyone else said take it back to the shop that did it, see how they handle the situation. Thats why you pay a little more to have a professional place handle your business and not just some dude in his garage hope you're back on the road soon!

 

Sorry to hear.
That's why My brother(a mechanic) and I take our lsds to a shop specializes in diffs... If the shop can't resolve it, that would be my next stop. Bring it to guys who does diffs all day everyday for living.. Hope you get to drive her soon..

 

That's pretty much one of his big things he dose it'll be out next week and well find out the damages