I broke my 1.6 Differential
01-05-2012, 03:43 PM
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Subframe is out. Also the other 17mm diff bolt came right off without any issues. I now just need to get the ppf off the diff. Then I take it all up to the shop and talk to them about it. I might end up with a 1.8 diff if the price is right.
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01-06-2012, 05:25 PM
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New sub frame and diff out of a 96. Is there any way to to tell while it is off the car if it is a torsen or not?
It should get installed tomorrow morning.
It should get installed tomorrow morning.
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01-08-2012, 09:51 AM
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Mine looks just like that. So I guess it is an open diff. Not like it matters since it is in my DD.
Currently the new sub frame is installed in the car. It just has no lower control arms on it. I am working on pulling the lower control arms off my old sub frame. Right now the long bolt is stuck and I am running out of ideas on how to get it out.
Currently the new sub frame is installed in the car. It just has no lower control arms on it. I am working on pulling the lower control arms off my old sub frame. Right now the long bolt is stuck and I am running out of ideas on how to get it out.
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01-08-2012, 10:01 AM
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Prybar on the inside of the bolt head. Hit prybar with hammer. Once the bolt starts to move, person 1 spins bolt with impact, person 2 inserts long phillips screwdriver into a-arm and continues hitting with hammer.
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01-08-2012, 11:06 AM
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Looks like you ended up with a 1.8 diff after all lululululul
How is the bolt stuck? Does it spin or is it so bad it won't spin? This happened on both of my subframes. On one it wouldn't spin, on the other it at least spun.
If it doesn't spin you will need heat, and impact, and a hammer. If it will spin you should only need a hammer and impact. The bolt will also be destroyed so might as well go and grab them from mazda. Or order them, they are like $10 a piece. You could try lowes but their bolts are cheap as ---- and I wouldn't trust them.
You need to go in both directions with the impact. Forward and reverse. This is what finally got mine to come out. While you are hitting it with the impact you need to be hitting it with a hammer. Also stop every once in a while to spray it with some liquid wrench stuff. You can apply heat if you have a torch, that will speed things up and may save the bolt.
How is the bolt stuck? Does it spin or is it so bad it won't spin? This happened on both of my subframes. On one it wouldn't spin, on the other it at least spun.
If it doesn't spin you will need heat, and impact, and a hammer. If it will spin you should only need a hammer and impact. The bolt will also be destroyed so might as well go and grab them from mazda. Or order them, they are like $10 a piece. You could try lowes but their bolts are cheap as ---- and I wouldn't trust them.
You need to go in both directions with the impact. Forward and reverse. This is what finally got mine to come out. While you are hitting it with the impact you need to be hitting it with a hammer. Also stop every once in a while to spray it with some liquid wrench stuff. You can apply heat if you have a torch, that will speed things up and may save the bolt.
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01-08-2012, 02:41 PM
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Looks like you ended up with a 1.8 diff after all lululululul
How is the bolt stuck? Does it spin or is it so bad it won't spin? This happened on both of my subframes. On one it wouldn't spin, on the other it at least spun.
If it doesn't spin you will need heat, and impact, and a hammer. If it will spin you should only need a hammer and impact. The bolt will also be destroyed so might as well go and grab them from mazda. Or order them, they are like $10 a piece. You could try lowes but their bolts are cheap as ---- and I wouldn't trust them.
You need to go in both directions with the impact. Forward and reverse. This is what finally got mine to come out. While you are hitting it with the impact you need to be hitting it with a hammer. Also stop every once in a while to spray it with some liquid wrench stuff. You can apply heat if you have a torch, that will speed things up and may save the bolt.
How is the bolt stuck? Does it spin or is it so bad it won't spin? This happened on both of my subframes. On one it wouldn't spin, on the other it at least spun.
If it doesn't spin you will need heat, and impact, and a hammer. If it will spin you should only need a hammer and impact. The bolt will also be destroyed so might as well go and grab them from mazda. Or order them, they are like $10 a piece. You could try lowes but their bolts are cheap as ---- and I wouldn't trust them.
You need to go in both directions with the impact. Forward and reverse. This is what finally got mine to come out. While you are hitting it with the impact you need to be hitting it with a hammer. Also stop every once in a while to spray it with some liquid wrench stuff. You can apply heat if you have a torch, that will speed things up and may save the bolt.
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01-08-2012, 03:15 PM
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If it's stuck to the point of frozen you will have to destroy it to get it loose anyways. I hit mine so hard with a hammer the end was flattened to the point a nut wouldn't fit anymore, and it bent quite a bit. If you have a helper have them beat on it with a hammer while you switch between forward and reverse with the impact after heating it.
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