Diff Refurb

[Guest rodg98133]

I have a sierra diff ready for my build when it arrives. Im getting ready to refurb it but not sure what it involves.

 

Can I just remove the back cover with the torx screws? Do I need to?

 

The guy I bought it off says something about drivers side bearing needs replacing. Is this an easy job?

 

I was thinking just replace the bearing, replace oil seals and clean/paint the casing. This enough?

[Guest 2b cruising]

The side bearings are adjusted to set the crown wheel backlash, and depth of engagement onto the pinion.

This is done by the multi toothed hub at the side of the diff.

This is a critical adjustment and if done incorrectly will at least give you a very noisy diff, leading to a premature failure.

The pinion adjustment is just as critical.

Also if one bearing is already gone, it is most likely to have damaged the crown wheel and pinion already.

Ping Snapper with a PM and ask the question. He is right up to date on these diffs.