Thread: no go in the front of my 89RRC

well i can turn in about an 8th of a turn in either direction with a large screwdriver between the bolts (requires alot of force) then in turns the rear wheels so is that locked??

yes its a borg warner diff (it has it cast into the side of it and is clearly readable) unless there are more than one type that they used in that year.

as to breaking diffs well the rear has been repaired more times than i care to count (b4 i bought the car) as there are 4 holes welded up in the casing, and the front axle was broken because i got carried away with the throttle and didnt let up when i was going up some rather lumpy sections of track and it must have droped back down to solid ground while spinning at a good rate.

got it out of gear this time (oops) yes it turns firm but still freely, on the serial plate on the transfer case it has a model number 13-61-003 i guess that should tell you what box it is.

OK firmly but freely means the Viscous unit is OK.

I would avoid heavy around town traffic driving if you still have the front drive shaft disconnected or if the front Axles is broken.



Where are you? I have just bought an 88 model and you can have the diff centre and or axles if you want to pull them out yourself. I'm on the Gold Coast.

If it was a clink then nothing, it'll be an axle, most other things when they bust make nasty noises

Originally Posted by sped 86

yep just got it all out and it was the left axle, snapped off in the diff center, ive pulled both the cv's out and the axles, also the front prop shaft, everything is back in place so should be getting me to work tomorrow morning :S

Oops, mental note, read whole thread before posting