Ok, I'm going 2 be doing this 4 the 1st time...
What is the procedure ?
Diff swap ?
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Dan318-is
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run away!
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Stevin
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Haha... cant be that hard
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stuartgallafant
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driveshafts disconnected, prop disconnected, rear-diff eye disconnected, undo the four bolts at the top, and out she comes
oh, how we wish it was as easy as it sounds!!!!! prepare for broken tools/knuckles/patience!!
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and if your gona put the car on axle stands and get underneathe and do it,prepare your self for a neck ache 
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If a bolt doesn't come undone remember the longer the spanner/socket the longer it is easyer to undo.
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SHAZ325iSPORT
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also,you wont have as much room to turn spanners,minimal space up there.,so little by little
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Ok, thats what I thought... I'm gonna be doing my short shifter at the same time.
Was just not sure if I had 2 maybe take out the side shafts... but thinkin about that was just daft :p
Was just not sure if I had 2 maybe take out the side shafts... but thinkin about that was just daft :p
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stuartgallafant
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always best to ask questions mate!
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its not as bad as everyone makes out,, ur in south africa right,,, prob not as rusty as our e30s here...
if all else failed,, put your legs on ur wheels, and pull ureself up holding the spanner, worked a treat for me, once i got the technique, i done it very quickly..
other then that took me a few hours total.
if all else failed,, put your legs on ur wheels, and pull ureself up holding the spanner, worked a treat for me, once i got the technique, i done it very quickly..
other then that took me a few hours total.
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Rachet spanners with a flewable head are a god sent mate for jobs like this aint they Stu 
Considering Selling the Cabby, looks like its gonna go
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lots of penetrating fluid (wd40) a few hours before may help !!!
its a twat of a job to do on the floor. i would actually rather pay some one to do it !!
just make sure you dont round of the allen key bolts on the drive shafts!!
its a twat of a job to do on the floor. i would actually rather pay some one to do it !!
just make sure you dont round of the allen key bolts on the drive shafts!!
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Stevin
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Thanks guys...
I didn't get around to it this weekend... but I'm gonna get onto it this coming weekend.
Gonna have my father around to help, so should be a little easier.
I didn't get around to it this weekend... but I'm gonna get onto it this coming weekend.
Gonna have my father around to help, so should be a little easier.
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And if you're doing it on axles stands, don't put them under the rear beam. Leave it free so you can drop the rear diff mount to give you more access to the 4xdiff-to-beam bolts.
