now you need a back one. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/coolg.gif" alt="" />

The back will definately be an ARB <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

double locked is nice. i idled through drifts friday night where i would've had to gun it and run all squirrelly before - even with the rear closed...although sometimes a good 4wheel slide is half the fun <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />

Easier said than done! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Especially getting it back in, and ESPECIALLY if you try to do it by yourself! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />

Also- the driver's side stub shaft (ADD) is held in by a couple of small bolts, not a clip.

You also have to disassemble the whole ADD mechanism, which can be a bit of a pain. A sturdy 7/16" socket can usually break the male Torx looking bolts loose (I bought a single 7/16 impact socket for just that purpose, the regular ones usually split). Then you have to pry the little tiny stub out of the diff. I use a couple of screwdrivers to do that, but again, its easier said than done.

If you're feeling queezy about it, bring the diff up to me and I'll help you. I've done a handful of them. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Easier said than done! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

it really is not that bad. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Especially getting it back in, and ESPECIALLY if you try to do it by yourself! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />

you need to bulk up skater boy. it isn't that heavy. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

Also- the driver's side stub shaft (ADD) is held in by a couple of small bolts, not a clip.

okay the outer half on the ADD side is not in with a clip. it has those huge torx bolts that you will strip if you do not put an impact to it to really get good contact on the head. the inner half still has the clip and you need to get it out.

You also have to disassemble the whole ADD mechanism, which can be a bit of a pain.

i did not have any trouble with this either. you just have to pay attention to how it fits together, so you can install it the same way.

A sturdy 7/16" socket can usually break the male Torx looking bolts loose (I bought a single 7/16 impact socket for just that purpose, the regular ones usually split).

HUH?? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> why not buy the right tool? i have torx bits that go that big. i got them in a kit at sears.

Then you have to pry the little tiny stub out of the diff. I use a couple of screwdrivers to do that, but again, its easier said than done.

slide hammer and jaw pullers.

If you're feeling queezy about it, bring the diff up to me and I'll help you. I've done a handful of them. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

quit scaring him. he can do it. but if you are offering, i'd be all over that. it is way faster when you know what the hell you are doing and two people makes it nicer. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

If it is not any inconvience to you I would love the help seeing as I've never been inside a front diff. before. I've rebuilt honda automatic trannies but that took awhile and I had a FSM for it. So if it's not really a problem that would be cool. Let me know.

Scott- <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" />

Chris- my offer stands. Let me know when you want to try to do it. If you're just bringing the diff over, it could be done pretty much any time I'm around. I'll PM or email you my number.

And if you've got a slide hammer, gear puller, and correct torx socket, bring those too. I'm not made of money like Scott, so I make do w/ what I've got. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

And no its not really that bad, but its definitely easier if you've got someone to show you...

slide hammer rental is free at autozone. same with gear pullers. the torx are not expensive. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> especially not expensive since you already talked about ruining some regular sockets and buying an impact one.

I don't have an Autozone near me, I couldn't find the Torx sockets anywhere I looked (?), and I got the job done so I wasn't too worried about it.

Besides, you know I'm a cheapskate! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />

I'll bet you'll put more into your SAS than I've put into my all the mods on my Runner... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />


I'll get all the right tools eventually. It just takes time and money. I'm WAY ahead of where I was just a few years ago. Like when I did my SAS- my "fab tools" were a jig saw, a grinder, and a borrowed 110V welder. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />