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Post Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:00 am

I've currently got a small case diff fitted into a 318i

I've got a med case 3.73 but it has no output shafts on the diff

When I fit it, can I simply reuse the output shafts from the small caser

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Post Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:57 am

No, the small case shafts are longer because of the narrower diff.
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Post Mon Apr 11, 2016 6:49 pm

Ok thanks for the tip