Hey how did you go about welding your gears As far as removing the diff. did you just drop you a arms and such and remove one side of the outer housing, or did you remove the whole thing, and remove the inner housing to reach your spiders.

Please give a description if you dont mind

 

CatKrazy- The entire front diff has to be removed from the frame.

1 Remove both front shocks and the tie rod ends from the steering shaft.

2 Remove the 3 upper and lower A-arm bolts from the right side. Move the A-arm assembly aside and do not remove the brake line. Pull out the axle.

3 Remove the spindle from the left A-arm and pull out the axle.

4 Remove the 2 bolts going through the diff and the c-clip holding the 2 and 4wd shifter.

5 Remove the 4 star head bolts from the skid plate under the winch and slide the diff forward untill it slips out of the drive shaft splines. Shove it back and pull it out of the right side with the removed a-arms.

When the diff is on the bench just remove the 8 star bolts from cover and the sub assembly comes right out.

The sub assembly is one solid piece as seen on http://www.brownsleisureworld.com/Pa...icTransmission

The ends are welded and there did not appear to be enough room to put a bolt in it as you metioned ealier.

The sides of the assembly are open and allows plenty of room for you to get to the spider gears with a welder. Weld them together, just be careful not to let the splined gears that the CV shafts slide into get too hot and avoid getting spatter on them or your CVs will not slide back in.

 

preciate it

Im still not sure what i want to do

 

odb did you take the pinion gear out with the housing by unbolying it or did you slid the diff off of it and leave it attached to the shaft

 

You never have to remove the pinion for any reason. Leave the pinion attached to the drive shaft. The drive shaft separates in 2 between the engine and the front diff.

 

Thanks ODB

I apreciate it.!!