Diff plugs (Jay Kempf)

Bernie Benz b.benz at charter.net
Sun Sep 22 13:26:21 PDT 2013 

Doc,
The V8 torsen rear end is a prized upgrade for the URS4 and 6 people.
Bernie

On Sep 22, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Adam Gratz wrote:

> Jay
> 
> I think you would be much better served by buying a good used west coast
> subframe with diff intact. Replace subframe bushings and then swap the
> whole thing out. Repack the rear driveshaft CV while everything is out.
> Just make sure you are buying a 4:11. Not sure what gears the V8 runs.
> Anyone know for sure?
> 
> Doc
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 19:28:27 -0400
>> From: Jay Kempf <jkempf at madriver.com>
>> To: 200q20v at audifans.com
>> Subject: Diff plugs
>> Message-ID: <523E2B9B.1060809 at madriver.com>
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>> 
>> Hi guys,
>> 
>> Fortunately the car is exactly at the right height for a standing
>> plumbers torch on the floor to go right into the lower plugs. Heated
>> them a lot and soaked and heated, repeat... No dice. Tried beating
>> inward on the 17mm allen key I have to loosen the corrosion, no dice.
>> Tried all this for many cycles for days with breaker bar and am not
>> willing to strip the plugs yet. So I am looking at removing the diff to
>> get the thing up on the bench where I can use some other solutions. The
>> main problem is the plug in the axle flange, the fill, which was
>> partially stripped even before I started. Would like to be able to put
>> an entire clean rear end assembly and so I am looking at removing the
>> forward and rear crossmembers in that area. But all that stuff is
>> corroded too. The rest of the car not bad at all. I have naval jelly and
>> other penetrating compounds to try yet but if I go there I will go after
>> removing all of the rear suspension to make it all right.
>> 
>> Thanks for the help.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> jfk
>> 
>> 802 272 5868
>> jkempf at madriver.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:02:11 -0700
>> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>> To: jkempf at madriver.com
>> Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: Diff plugs
>> Message-ID: <BE8B0954-EAF9-4B13-8831-8A3E1AC0A864 at charter.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
>> 
>> How do you know that you have a bearing problem?
>> Leaking seals are obvious, but if enough leaks out they won?t leak any
>> more, causing bearing and gear problems.
>> Obviously never been topped off if you can?t remove the fill plug.
>> One can?t really beat on an L shaped Allen wrench.
>> Cut an Inch off of it and pound on that with a BFH before applying a
>> socket to it.
>> 
>> As a last resort, I have a good Torsen V8 diff for you.
>> Bernie
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Jay Kempf wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi guys,
>>> 
>>> Fortunately the car is exactly at the right height for a standing
>> plumbers torch on the floor to go right into the lower plugs. Heated them a
>> lot and soaked and heated, repeat... No dice. Tried beating inward on the
>> 17mm allen key I have to loosen the corrosion, no dice. Tried all this for
>> many cycles for days with breaker bar and am not willing to strip the plugs
>> yet. So I am looking at removing the diff to get the thing up on the bench
>> where I can use some other solutions. The main problem is the plug in the
>> axle flange, the fill, which was partially stripped even before I started.
>> Would like to be able to put an entire clean rear end assembly and so I am
>> looking at removing the forward and rear crossmembers in that area. But all
>> that stuff is corroded too. The rest of the car not bad at all. I have
>> naval jelly and other penetrating compounds to try yet but if I go there I
>> will go after removing all of the rear suspension to make it all right.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the help.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> jfk
>>> 
>>> 802 272 5868
>>> jkempf at madriver.com
>>> 
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 09:28:44 -0400
>> From: Jay Kempf <jkempf at madriver.com>
>> To: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>> Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: Diff plugs
>> Message-ID: <523EF08C.8090704 at madriver.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>> 
>> The car was well maintained for a long time and checked and topped up.
>> Then I built this house and the project got away from me for a year and
>> the car sat. When I got the shop done it sat some more before I could
>> get to it. Probably 4 years it sat. Mainly indoors heated except for one
>> summer.
>> 
>> When I started the car finally after going through everything and
>> started to run it in there was a horrible scream from the back and then
>> the seal started leaking badly. So I assume the bearing was dry or had
>> some rust or something stuck in it that then cleared and that took the
>> seal out as well. So I started in to just get the plugs out to make sure
>> that I could drain and fill and was removing everything to get at the
>> front pinion shaft cover on the diff. First I had to cut off the front
>> cross member because it is pretty badly corroded. Now I am thinking get
>> the diff out and pull the guts out and just take it to my friends
>> machine shop and have him remove the plugs and fix the threads. I never
>> understood why the giant 17mm tapered plugs. It's just an oil drain.
>> Could have been a 6mm coarse bolt with a crush washer.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> jfk
>> 
>> 802 272 5868
>> jkempf at madriver.com
>> 
>> On 9/21/2013 8:02 PM, Bernie Benz wrote:
>>> How do you know that you have a bearing problem?
>>> Leaking seals are obvious, but if enough leaks out they won?t leak any
>> more, causing bearing and gear problems.
>>> Obviously never been topped off if you can?t remove the fill plug.
>>> One can?t really beat on an L shaped Allen wrench.
>>> Cut an Inch off of it and pound on that with a BFH before applying a
>> socket to it.
>>> 
>>> As a last resort, I have a good Torsen V8 diff for you.
>>> Bernie
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Jay Kempf wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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