Repairing Diff on VT '98 ???

[SoldClubsport_BoughtHouse]

Hi,

I'm new to this forum and needing some help because I'm a miser and wont buy a workshop manual Hope you don't mind me asking then! (do they have these kinds of instructions in the manuals anyway???)

I've got a VT Exec and Holden say "Your diff's stuffed". Helpful... I've priced a professional repair at $900 (including new wheel bearings) but I'm interested in doing it myself. Has anyone ever done it, or does anyone have access to instructions for doing it? I haven't been inside a VT diff before (no kidding)

I have tools and a bit of sense about me but is there anything special that's required, besides instructions?

And any idea how long it should take? I don't know if I have the hours to put in, that's all.

Thanks in advance,

Brendan.

[hinterland]

you can buy a second hand diff from wreckers ebay or this forum for around 250-300 max i would go that way as i did recently.

[Shounak]

you can buy a second hand diff from wreckers ebay or this forum for around 250-300 max i would go that way as i did recently.

My diff just blew mate.. $300? Holden quoted me $1600 for a diff..

Did you get any prices on LSD's?

[hinterland]

My diff just blew mate.. $300? Holden quoted me $1600 for a diff..

Did you get any prices on LSD's?

theres a lsd 3.07 complete in the for sale in this forum 250.00

[sixshooter]

My diff just blew mate.. $300? Holden quoted me $1600 for a diff..

Did you get any prices on LSD's?

Wreckers want $600+ for LSD centres...

BTW why do you want a LSD ??? aren't you having trouble getting one wheel spinning ??? seems a waste of time if the car isn't really gonna need it.

[iamset69]

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you can buy a second hand diff from wreckers ebay or this forum for around 250-300 max i would go that way as i did recently.
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this is a little off topic but id love to find out what people have done to their stock V6 VT's to get more power, greater performance, better handling etc out of them whether its turbo/supercharge/minor mods like cold air and zorst etc, wateva it may be id love to learn specifics off yas bcos i wanna get a few performance/hanling mods done on my beast, thanx guys/girls

[chevy_big_block_bro]

how do you know if your diff is on the way out, i push mine to the limit all the time and still going strong.
How do you blow a diff

[mistaken]

this is a little off topic but id love to find out what people have done to their stock V6 VT's to get more power, greater performance, better handling etc out of them...

Search the forums. This website is made up of what people have upgraded on their cars, why they did the upgrade, how much it cost, etc etc. If you can't find anything then something is wrong! But here are some pointers - zorst, cai, lsd, rockers, chip (also cam package).

how do you know if your diff is on the way out, i push mine to the limit all the time and still going strong.
How do you blow a diff

I know *mine* is out by the noise its making. Whines like a biatch. So when I saw this thread I thought ooo a HowTo ! But yeah - quoted recon diff from Holden for $1200 - or LSD for $750 and fit yaself.

[SoldClubsport_BoughtHouse]

It's the noise with ours too - a whining noise that it's had since we bought it a year ago. I suspected that was the problem back then but it's now got to the stage that it is quite deafening at 60km/h. We've done about 25,000 km on it to go from a slight whining to deafening though, mostly highway driving too.

[sixshooter]

You can't rebuild a diff yourself and expect it to be quiet... you need specialisted tools such as dial indicators to measure freeplay and you need to know all about gear contact patches to do it properly...it's a job for a professional.

[vt1998]

Hi
AES wreckers in sydney botany have diffs for $230 or so and they take 1 hour to R AND R yourself Undo the axles ( allen keys ) AND tailshaft and then drop the REAR cradle and it makes the 4 top bolts all that much easier to get to
Hope this helps