"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW)
08/04/2014 at 09:55 • Filed to: Toyota, Cressida, Wagon, Build
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"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW)
08/04/2014 at 09:55 • Filed to: Toyota, Cressida, Wagon, Build | 1
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7/30/14
Tonight I did the most redneck thing I think I've ever done while working on a car.
I was disassembling the axle tonight. I got one axle out no problem (well, with a pulley puller looped through the holes in the stub and a big hammer) but the other was mega-stuck and wouldn't come out. I ended up tying it to a tree with a ratchet strap, and attaching the stub of the axle to my tow hook with another. The straps couldn't pull it out, so I gave the car some gas and one of the straps snapped. BLARG. So then I went and got a chain, and used THAT to hold the axle to the tree, and attached the stub to the tow-hook on my Subaru with a car tow strap. I pulled once and it wouldn't budge. I pulled it again and the axle was suspended taught in the air, and then POP the axle came right out. Nothing broke, nobody died. I am a champion.
8/4/14
Heard back from the local 4WD Specialties shop about an estimate on the diff rebuild. I sent them the link with the super detailed rebuild step-by-step, they showed it to the guys in their shop and said they could do it for $400. The dude in AZ that wrote the how-to wanted $300, but I'd have to ship everything at over $60 each way.
Plus, if I keep it local and something ends up going wrong, it's easier to deal with potential issues with someone a mile away from work rather than in another time zone.