Well, winter is coming, and I still have an open diff. My question is, what is easier/cheaper/best? A junkyard G80 axle, find a refurbished G80 axle, or get the internals and use my existing axle? Right now my right thumb/wrist is sprained, so I can't be lifting all that much, so a whole rear axle from a jy might be out, at least til I heal up better. Also, the p&p yards near me are kinda $$$. When some people go and post their costs for the parts they got, at mine they are 2-3 times more expensive. I'm also not sure about the reliability of the jy axle either.
I know my rear end is still pretty good, and I have a line on some brand-new internals for about $200. While I'm doing that, I figure I could replace the axle seals & check on the gear wear. Yes, new fluid too. My van is also my DD, so I can't be down with issues. I've done a bit of wrenching on vehicles, just haven't messed with a rear diff...yet. So any comments are welcome, I hope to have it done before the end of Nov.
Here's a pic of the internals.
-Andrew
I know my rear end is still pretty good, and I have a line on some brand-new internals for about $200. While I'm doing that, I figure I could replace the axle seals & check on the gear wear. Yes, new fluid too. My van is also my DD, so I can't be down with issues. I've done a bit of wrenching on vehicles, just haven't messed with a rear diff...yet. So any comments are welcome, I hope to have it done before the end of Nov.
Here's a pic of the internals.
-Andrew