RE: 4kq diff stuff

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	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Sheffield Corey [SMTP:SHEF@omdc.gso.uri.edu]
	Sent:	Wednesday, August 12, 1998 6:15 PM
	To:	dcoleman
	Cc:	QUATTRO
	Subject:	RE: 4kq diff stuff

	>oh yeah.  the diffs.
	>
	>My understanding:
	>Yours is not the only Q to run around w/ a whining rear.  I'd
expect the
	>howling to get pretty darn loud before any mechanical failure.  I
	>thought my rear was beginning to cry, but further investigation
proved
	>it was the rear wheel bearing (try driving 'round 25 mph and gently
	>swerving back and forth -- does the whine come and go?)
	>
	>The rear doesn't hold much oil anyway, maybe a quart.  Don't hold
your
	>breath on the sythetic stuff to make a difference.
	>
	>Although I doubt a rear from a syncro will do (depends on the
model),
	>you'll probably have better luck locating a rear from a 4kq or 5kq
if
	>the one near you isn't the same...
	>
	>All in all, sounds like a decent deal for five clams!

	Hi dave et al,

		It's also of maximum importance to make sure that the axle
ratio of a
	replacement rear diff. is the same as the front diff. or rumour has
it you
	won't get very far very fast. I think I remember someone goofin'
this up a few
	years ago...or was it different size wheels and tires...either way
it doesn't
	work.

	HTH,

	Shef