Thread: Rear diff rebuild

Hunter and Cahill do an honest job from what I've heard.

Why couldn't you do it yourself? If you've got a dial indicator and torque wrench is pretty easy.

Thanks mate,

I've read this:

Pirate4x4.Com - The largest off roading and 4x4 website in the world.

and all the relevant Ashcroft stuff.

I need new bearings, shim kit and a dial indicator to do it myself, so it's a bit of a cost benefit thing, but definitely leaning that way. Ashcroft recommend all new internal bolts dunno about that.

No big hurry to do this so we'll see if Matt chimes in.

cheers, DL

Rave doesn't say to use new bolts (except tailshaft). But obviously use the right locktite.

Bolts aren't that expensive anyway - but I wouldn't be replacing main cap bolts; they're absolute overkill anyway.

Thanks,

I couldn't see why the CW bolts need to be replaced either. In any case it's only about $60 bucks.

Now leaning towards Ashcroft 4.1? R&P's for both diffs, Ashcroft rebuild kits and teach myself how to do it. Don't have a press, but know some who do.

This thing has 35's, which is on the limit for maxi axles, but I don't thrash things. Have happily driven a 350 with stock 10 splines, 31's for a long time now with no probs, just careful off road. Gets flogged on the tar.

Nothing is going to happen for a month or so........ busy me.

Cheers, DL

Hi all,

Now kinda leaning towards GBR 4.14 R&P's, but need advice.

They have a right old crack at Ashcroft's offerings (the finish mostly) near the top of this page:

Coil Sprung - Diff Gearing

Any comments welcome!

cheers, DL

I have a collection of pinion height and preload shims you can lend, aint in the country till May though, if using stock 3.54 just get another centre and swap hemishpere's....unless its early max with machined bit for carrier bearing

Enough cans supplied I can set it up, but wont be till mid May