yeah , like i said, the first time, it broke straight away then he wedged bolts in the gears and sh!t , and migged the fark outta it lasted quite a long time, locks so much harder with the minispool though

cool duzza.... wouldnt a welded diff, act the same as a spool tho?? both wheels turning together......?

it does,thats what it is

the red wags didnt always lock properly, it didnt skip the wheels either, so i dunno what was going on

My ute has had a welded dif in it for 10 years! Never broke a thing apart from heaps of tyres!

if a diff is welded correctly, it is no weaker then a spool

hahahahha locked diff in a daily driver, that would be interesting. So i just take the diff centre out, that involves removing the axles right? and what about also doing this in an old ****ty sigma? What exactly do i weld, anyone got a picture of the breakdown of a diff? My mates dad is doing the welding, as he is a welder by profession

Check my thread in the tech section!

its illegal and dangerous ! shouldnt really endorse it for the street....

its not like these cars are licenced anyway, and its for use on a private farm, so its not really illegal. But i agree on the streets its dangerous

i think a welded diff would be great for daily commuting

hey have diff centre out, and ive removed all the bolts, but i cant seem to get the 2 hemispheres apart, any advice on how to do it? need to know ASAP

hey everyone for those interested the diffs welded and back together. Thanks to Jet 6, i followed your guide the whole way. Ended up using stainless steel rods as that was all that i had available, worked ok, slight cracking but nothing major. With the emount of weld in there it wont break anytime soon. One question though. I got a temporary movement permit to drive the car on the road. If i drive it like a granny is there still a chance the axel could snap? or does that only really happen when you flog it? thanks for all your help

avoid doing slow tight turns .. really strains the axels and such... other then that, you should be fine

Why dont you just lead fill the diff centre? Is heaps easier to do and will never break!

I havent heard of that done for years, you just gave me an idea!

Quote: Originally Posted by cruptd Why dont you just lead fill the diff centre? Is heaps easier to do and will never break! thats the way Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

dont drive it on the road the axle will snap for sure... and definently dont try to whip it on the road...i did in my old mazda paddock bomb and snapped an axle....now i drive it round as a single spinner(literally)

weld it up :-)

never leave the car parked with stress on the axles. always straighten it up then pull the hand brake