Haynes Forums - mx5 diff problems

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Originally Posted by Talonmotorsport (Post 93193)

I did consider that at one point I even offered the cover up to the mill, then I had a little think about gripping a brittle ali casting in a machine vice....

You could do it with a steel jig but you would need to do it in 2 or more operations.

Clamp the jig to the table and then bolt the diff casing to the jig from above. I think the hole spacing is equal so if you do 2 opposite sides then turn it 90 degrees you could do the other 2 sides. Probably need to cut the wings off first too.

At a push I could probably do this on my little Sieg SX3 in 8 steps with the head at 90 degrees. :D

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Stot