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About to change out VE Omega MY09 Diff

VEdriver59

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I've brought a new (scond hand) diff off Ebay.

I want to do a straight swap, out with the old and in with the new. I'm doing this cos the VE sedan had a clunk in the back of it since I brought it at auction year or so ago.

I'm 62 years of age with arthritis just as background.

I changed out a complete diff couple years ago on an EL falcon I had and that took me two days but this will be first time I'm going to try n swap out just the diff itself, assuming it can be done that way.

How big a job is it? How long might it take me? I'm a reluctant amature backyard mechanic. I'm doing it myself cos I need to save the 450 - 500$ quoted by two shops in Perth.

More importantly I need to know how to do it.

Would appreciate any link to a guide, tips, description of how etc. Ive looked around the net and this forum trying to find such. I found some good tips from Andrew_Guppz in a post on this forum dated the 19 March 2012. Also found some tips for a VZ on the forum, dunno the difference to a VE and how much difference it makes.

thanks in advance people.
 

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Forgot to add this is a stock standard 3.27 non slip diff
 

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not hard, there has been a few that have a write up, google on here VE diff change you should find something, are you sure its not just the bush's or the donut on the diff flange
 
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Jacking up the vehicle

I plan on putting the front on stands and jack the back up with a hydraulic jack and then put stands under the sides.

I have usually jacked the back up using the diff. Is this still an OK thing to do with the VE as it looks a little fragile to me.

Thanks
 

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I have usually jacked the back up using the diff. Is this still an OK thing to do with the VE as it looks a little fragile to me.

I jacked my VE from the Diff once, yeah it didn't seem very sturdy and I wouldn't do it again but the rear trolley jack points are not very well located (see page 6-10 of the owner manual)
 

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It's fine to jack it up under the diff and then place your stands.
 

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are you sure its not just the bush's or the donut on the diff flange. Didnt know anything about that as a cause.

I did take it to a bloke I think is a good mechanic. He put it on the hoist and got another bloke to put it forward reverse seveal times while he felt here and there. He said the lash was a little more than it should be but that he could feel another movement inside the diff.

Push come to shove I cannt beleive any of them but I have to do something as there has been a clunk in the back end since I brought it a couple of years ago and sloly getting worse. I feel it vibrating now but only very slightly at 80ks.

What causes the bush and donut to fail? and what are the symptoms?
 

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Been avoiding asking cos I was hoping someone might describe it, but what exactly is the donut?
 
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