Rear end

[willfish]

well, I think it shit the bed.

went out for a little cruise last night, an I was going down a 2 lane road prolly at about 45-50 mph, when going through a grren light 4-way, it felt like the car came out of gear an the wheels locked up since i heard me sqealing to a stop right in the middle of the intersection .

it was hard to move , felt all this grinding all over the onderside.
couldnt pin point it at first.
Lucky I was able to nurse it off the road an into a parking lot.

a friend came up, an we called AAA.
to truck couldnt lift it cos of how low the car sat so here came the flat bed.
, I was going to have to sign the waiver incase he screwed something up. but then nursing it in the parking lot, we thought maybe I could creep it home , while the flat bed followed me home, tried that,

got about halfway only going less that 20 mph , when about 3-4 times the rear wheels would tri an lock up, ... the grinding was so bad all over ,.,.. finaly it was so bad, I had to stop,..... so
it was last night, so just guessing, we think its the rear end...

dont know though...


Will

can a mod change my title to rear end ? thanks..

 

[WoundLicker]

Wonder if a Mod can help you with....NVM

 

[bowsercake]

No idea but that sounds scary!

 

[SupraMario]

MMMMM yummy, sounds like your gears just spit some teeth up and has turned your pumpkin into a wad of crunchy metal.

 

[starscream5000]

Shouldn't be too much of a hassle to get a different rear end. Make your choice, 4.30, 3.73, or 3.91 LSD .

 

[CampbellsChunkySoupra]

that baby is toast... shitty eh? oh well, time to change to waht you want if u didnt already have what u wanted.

rear ends usually go for about $300 on here. u seem to be on the east coast. i think there is quite a few "philly supra" guys on here that could maybe hook u up with some parts.

good luck with your little ordeal..

-Tyler

 

[starscream5000]

You wasn't, "getting your drink on" when this happened, were you?

 

[willfish]

nope. ..lol
i dont drink an drive, . my work is too important, I had a dui back in 98 an I could loose my job if I got a sec...
i either "get my drunk on" at home, walk to the bar, or have someone take me....

Will

 

[willfish]

Shouldn't be too much of a hassle to get a different rear end. Make your choice, 4.30, 3.73, or 3.91 LSD .

so what all are my options ? what all can I do ? ,,


Will

 

[starscream5000]

Those three things pretty much. Or, if the rear end you have is rebuildable (doubt it from what you've described) then you can have a fresh one again. The quickest thing to do is to get another rear end from a turbo supra or a sport model NA, take out the broken one, and put the other one in...

 

[willfish]

any of you guys know where to find those things caled skates ?
the flat bed driver uses them, its like a wedge the put on / under your bumper so when the chain pulls you on the flat bed , your bumper doesnt get caught on the flat bed an rips off the bummper
, been looking on ebay...

??

Will

 

[VanSupra]

Just ask for a truck equiped with a wheel lift. they pick the car up from the back wheels and is best for lowered cars like Supras. hth.

 

[willfish]

Just ask for a truck equiped with a wheel lift. they pick the car up from the back wheels and is best for lowered cars like Supras. hth.

i dont think thats good for my car,
there is only 4 inches from my front bumper to the ground..

Will

 

[willfish]

ok, I'm getting antsy an want to drive the ride...
how hard is it to take off an swapp out the differential ( rear end) ?

never did it before,, is it hard ? will I be mother fucking the car to hell an back an wish I would have just had someone else do it ?

"need the info" ... :biglaugh:

Will

 

[CRE]

It's not too hard to swap if you're swapping the entire housing. IIRC, there are 6 screws holding the diff in place then four bolts on each axle and four bolts on the DS. Unbolt the axles and DS then unbolt the diff as you lower the diff housing the axles and DS may come right off, but I had to use a large screwdriver.

Use a jack to support the diff.

 

[Tim]

swapping the whole diff as an entire assembly is easy dude!

 

[willfish]

thanks men,,, my buddy has a parts car an will sell me his, , but now, my question is,,, after I take mine off, an take his off, while I got it off, is there anything I can mod on it ?, maybe take it somewhere to have some anything done ? like gearing ? etc,,,

you know, since I have it an before I put it back up ?

Will

 

[CRE]

Replace the crush sleeve with either a new one or solid shims, replace the gear oil and check if the clutch packs need attention. New bearings and seals would set you up for a long time.

EDIT:
http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=430339

 

[willfish]

anything for performance ? I guess getting it geared differently ?

Will

 

[CRE]

You could gear it lower (the N/A LSD and open diffs are 4.30 for example) keep in mind that you're going to see higher RPMs for a given speed.... hence a mileage hit.