mk2 gt Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 hey guys i have blown a 2nd diff and i really need something stronger in there what are my options without having to change the rear end etc or is there not many diff heads that will bolt into the same housing for a 79 escort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 youre pretty much down to another escort diff, adapt a hilux or cortina or something to fit, trying to talk to say diffs-r-us to rebuild it stronger if they can and getting a diff from palmside for a fuckload of $ (1500 or so) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I'd go with a hilux or toyota t50 diff (the diff thats used with a t50 g/box) , tried and tested, and theres been a few conversions with them.. Other option is, ring around some rally or autocross guys, they often run different diffs... Cheers,Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mk2 gt Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 is there any tricks to pulling the drive shafts out mine dont seem to want to come out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 force them try chain over wheel studs, wheel nuts on and put a rock or something heavy in the chain and YANK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 You have to shock them out usually. Slide hammer is a good investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84_S12 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Yeah Slide Hammer ftw I just hired one from Butlers Auto Mart (Tool hire) dunno if it's really worth the expense buying one unless you have need for it as an ongoing thing. That said if you keep blowing diffs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thminiman Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 You have to shock them out usually.Slide hammer is a good investment. made one for free at work FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrupt Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 just stop doing skids with an open diff. or just get a cortina, i recently got a meaty falcon borg warner rear axle/diff for the cortina, completely bolt in, simple as that and mightly cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 gt Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 i fixed it thanks for your help guys i just got a soft faced hammer and hit it out. and i wasnt doing skids either. also the diff setup i picked up cost $125 and has a 1600 sport half shaft in it so i thought that was a pretty good deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I would get a escort lsd, it will be way cheaper than a hilux and bolt straight in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 gt Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 this is the remainders of the spider gears that i pulled out... where to i get escort lsd'd from? while i was under the car i noticed i had gas shocks to so i stiffened them up a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 this is the remainders of the spider gears that i pulled out... where to i get escort lsd'd from? while i was under the car i noticed i had gas shocks to so i stiffened them up a bit It'll buff back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 gt Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 yea with a bit of extra strong super glue... or i could just weld it up and make a lock diff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sexychevette Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 stop doing rollbacks/weld the bitch up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 What may I ask have you been doing (if not skids) to do that to the gears? Escort LSD from Palmside bout $1600. They will handle round 250hp so you wont blow one. Might fuck the LSD by doing burnouts all time. Unless you want to shorten a diff then you dont have much choice. The GT/Sport/Ghia 3.54 escort diff has larger side gears and crown if that helps. One of the memebrs on here is selling one at the mo. Around $250 is the going rate. (dunno what he wants) Other option is to wait for something already shortened to pop up. The diffs are usually pretty good tho. Id be surprised if your braking it beacause of power. Id say its more to do with how its being used. They are way bigger than the corolla series diffs and ive seen people do fark loads of skids on them with 4ages and they dont break to easy. My worked 4age escort managed to snap an axle before it blew the diff. So thats gotta say something. Perhaps your one was already half farked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WESTCORT Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Mate of mine is getting me this diff oil that costs like 25bux a litre trade that is supposed to add padding and shit inbetween the gears. some buzzy oil that doesnt lose its viscosity when it heats up so makes contact softer. anyone else heard of this/ used it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 gt Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 this time i was on a wet road, i was stopped and when i went to take of it started wheels spinning and so i tryed to get traction, it deffinatly wouldn't have revved past 4,000rpm then it stareted to get traction then loose traction and about 3 secs after the wheels started spinning the diff went BANG! so yea this all happened within about 3-4 secs max. thats one thing i dont get... why MY diff's keep blowing, the only things i could put it down to were power and 28yr old parts. i run the 4.1 ratio and i was also thinking i have seen other cars do many burn outs on standard diff so why do mine keep breaking it just keeps blowing the spider gears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Perhaps the housing is slightly warped or something, and each time a new diff head is put in it still blows because of a tweaked axle? Or have you changed the whole diff aswell as the head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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