Blew my differential

[chebetio510]

So coming home today on the 5 freeway.. i felt the car strted to lock up.. and slaming noise when shifting gears or accelerating hard... about 5 miles from home hear the big bang.. My diff is gone lol... it was a subaru 3.90 open.. so now neede to go diff hunting..

[I'm BLUE]

So coming home today on the 5 freeway.. i felt the car strted to lock up.. and slaming noise when shifting gears or accelerating hard... about 5 miles from home hear the big bang.. My diff is gone lol... it was a subaru 3.90 open.. so now neede to go diff hunting..

 

That sucks man ! well at least you know where to look. I have to put in the OPEN R-200 I got from Phlebmaster into my 1973 Datsun 240z here pretty soon ( current is a worn R-180 )( when I get monies available to buy the rubber mount first because one that is in there is beaten to death ! LOL ) You can really start to hear the whine on the drive side of the Ring in the differential just whine and howl :blink: :lol: :unsure:

 

At Least I have my U-Joint Half-Shafts Rebuilt ready to go in with the new differential mount and the R-200 Diff when I get the monies for the rubber :cool:

 

Good luck Man.

[chebetio510]

does the mustache bar have to be modded on the z?

[Skib]

does the mustache bar have to be modded on the z?

 

 

for the R200?

[I'm BLUE]

does the mustache bar have to be modded on the z?

 

IDK what to modify on the R-180 m-bar to get the R-200 Diff to fit :huh: , but that's why I just bought the R-200 complete set-up out of a 77 280z. ( Included is the R-200 --->>> mustache bar , swing arms , cv joints , hubs , bolts , the works it's all there ready to bolt in as an entire unit :cool: ) Just bolts in , and is easy peeezy !

 

I also have 280zx Turbo Half-shafts with stub axles , and companion flanges , but I choose to use the U-Joint Half-Shafts from a spare 240z set I rebuilt already , why not ya know ? :lol: :D

 

That reminds me , I need Bushings for the R-200 M-Bar before it goes in :o

[chebetio510]

well what im thinking if i get a open r200 for my 510 i need to modify the nustache bar right?

[datzenmike]

So coming home today on the 5 freeway.. i felt the car strted to lock up.. and slaming noise when shifting gears or accelerating hard... about 5 miles from home hear the big bang.. My diff is gone lol... it was a subaru 3.90 open.. so now neede to go diff hunting..

 

Too many one tire fires. :lol: LSd'll fix that.

[chebetio510]

if i could find an lsd.. lol.. would be nice...

[banzai510(hainz)]

find another R160 or

R180 no mods to mustasch bar but most are the tall gear ratios and if out of a later car they have the snap in type diff and that needs to be converted to the 4 bolt flange.

[RadioLobo]

Dont mean to jack your thread but ive been hearing some hard hitting noises from the rear with i shift gears. I jacked up the rear and turned the drive shaft and it moves about an inch or two before it engages the differential, is that normal? :blink: I thought it would be the u joints so i ordered some to replace all of them on my car.

[datzenmike]

Replace the U joints first. This will likely fix the problem.

[banzai510(hainz)]

Lobos

If you joints are bad you should be able to tell. look close youll see slop whear the caps go on it will be destryoed.

[RadioLobo]

the drive shaft joints seem ok, theres very hardly any movement there more in the half shafts, but think of it this way if i didn't have the drive shaft connected to the rear, the top plate to the diffy would still rotate about an inch and then start turning my tires it makes a hard hitting sound which seems similar to the one im hearing when driving. Im no mechanic so ill jack up the car again and look closer, thanks mike & hainz

[banzai510(hainz)]

what I do to ck half shaft ,Is jack up the car and move the wheel while you under it. ck closely to the inner and outter U joint. move wheel back and worth. Do both side. If U joint is worn it will be obvious. Esp on a lowered 510.

I have never changed a Driveline U joint in 22years of owner datsun 510s/

Half shfts I have doem many a half shaft swap. Got spares ready to go in!!!!!!!

[INDY510]

My friend broke a U-joint on his 510,,, and it snapped the flange on the diff.

 

 

He had to get a new "U-shaped" flange for the diff,,, and 4 new U-joints............ and a bigger hammer..... :lol: