Diff removal question

[gingea1pom]

As was stated it was just tight on the top through bolt mount.

I had two jacks in place and kept lowering them to give a gap of 20mm then pry the diff down in anticipation of it all letting go and ending up on the floor.

Nothing of the sort happened; it was all an anticlimax as the diff is not as heavy as I thought. Once it was free from the mount and resting on the two jacks I just lifted it out from under the car.

It is now sitting up the back of the garage positioned it a comedic way behind the gearbox.

Thanks again the advise was more than useful, as it gave me the confidence to apply some brute force.

[twinturbo]

bout 26kg from memory.

TT

[Bonzo]

Glad you got it sorted Ginge

Sometimes when things are held solid with corrosion you do begin to wonder if it's being held on by a secret fixing

Mind you it wouldn't be the first time I have been beating hell out of something & it was being held by a hidden fixing !!??

[gingea1pom]

Ronnie,

That is exactly what I was worried about, it being still held in by a fixing, all sorted now though.

Cheers Ginge

[Davey]

Yup, hands up all those who have got an engine halfway out only to find a throttle cable, choke cable (yes I am that old ) or earth cable was still connected.

D.

[gingea1pom]

Davey,

Earth wire still connected for me sir.

[Davey]

Over the many years I've been pulling lumps out of cars, vans, trucks etc I think I must have missed disconnecting just about every option at some point.
Earth cables:lots of times, choke cables: yup forgot a few of them too, even a throttle cable on an Austin Allegro I seem to recall but I think my coup de grace must have been when I removed engine and box from a 6 month old MGB to discover I'd forgotten to disconnect the speedo cable, I thought it put up a bit of a fight!

D.