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Changing diff gears. - 11/18/2008 10:03:52 PM

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Want to put 3.6 gears in to replace my 3.1s on my thundercat.Do you have to pull the whole diff off the machine to do this.Have never did thid before.Any help appreciated.

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/18/2008 10:12:07 PM

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yeap it would be much better to pull the diffs out, the rear is pretty simple and the front is until you try to take it out.lol gotta hold the tounge just right and say the correct curse words and then it just falls out..lol

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/18/2008 11:27:59 PM

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 9:02:02 AM

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the front is until you try to take it out.lol gotta hold the tounge just right and say the correct curse words and then it just falls out..lol

this is so true...you start cusing and your niehbors look at you wondering what wrong with that guy....and then bam it falls out in hand. works everytime (the cusing that is)....then you have to get it back in.

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 9:08:07 AM

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yeap it would be much better to pull the diffs out, the rear is pretty simple and the front is until you try to take it out.lol gotta hold the tounge just right and say the correct curse words and then it just falls out..lol

I coundnt have said it better LOL

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 4:44:48 PM

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I have to disagree with that. After breaking the front 2 tabs off a wile back, I now can take the cat from complete with tires down to front diff out and on the ground in under 45mins. It helped when I made a little extra room with the new front tabs.

You do it a few time and its nothing. Just work from the right side when you take the diff out of the frame.

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 4:49:20 PM

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I have to disagree with that. After breaking the front 2 tabs off a wile back, I now can take the cat from complete with tires down to front diff out and on the ground in under 45mins. It helped when I made a little extra room with the new front tabs. You do it a few time and its nothing. Just work from the right side when you take the diff out of the frame.

You have to disagree with what????????????? So you are saying that you should break the tabs off??????????

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 4:52:24 PM

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lol yeah that would make more room

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 4:52:35 PM

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That it is hard to get the diff out. Even befor I broke the tab it can out fine. But after the tab repair it was a lot easier. Little joke. Thats all.

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 4:53:35 PM

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LOL yea it sure would.....but I dont need to break the tabs off

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 4:55:09 PM

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I didn't try to break mine, it just that the 500m makes to much power for the tab to hold up.

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 4:57:30 PM

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LOL

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 5:02:30 PM

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Not to still this thread but on the Tcats they fixed the tabs better. They have a top pice on the tab to make them stronger. hope it works.

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 5:59:34 PM

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Pulling the front diff requires almost as much foul language as the front head pipe on a V2. Then, just like the diff, it just falls out.

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/19/2008 8:16:16 PM

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the front is until you try to take it out.lol gotta hold the tounge just right and say the correct curse words and then it just falls out..lol

Couldnt agree more. or give it a good slap (when it is hanging half way out) right before you get up to take a Blood Pressure Break! at least thats how mine came out... lol

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/20/2008 12:09:52 AM

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yeah but after you get them out....you stand up and bow your chest out and feel like you can take the world....then you walk in the house and clean your hands and notice you now have 15 cuts that are all filled with gear oil and grease, and you say to yourself...why didnt i just take it to the dealer. then you say to yourself becuase im a MAN DANGIT

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/20/2008 8:23:08 AM

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Yeah you got to give up some blood as well to the AC gods...lol

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/20/2008 8:31:52 AM

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RE: Changing diff gears. - 11/20/2008 9:08:39 AM

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Man!! i was so EDIT mad when taking mine out, I dang near kicked the bike off the jack stands. I have a little bit of a temper (trust me, its SOOO much better in my older age) but the thing was getting the best of me. I seriously wanted to shoot it! Stomp it, throw it, etc.. I was fighting mad! Then... it feel out.. LOL!

Putting it back in, I thought I had it down as it went in very easy. A day later my 4.0's arrived, and I thought, eh no biggy, i know how to do it now. WRONG!!!

Same thing. I couldnt get it out, It just sat there hanging. I left it for about and hour, went inside, asked the lord to forgive my sins, and relaxed.

Went back out side, grabbed it with one hand, turned it a little, and it fell out.

That weekend, the pin snapped. I had to remove it again!!!! This time though, I new acaxtly what to do and which way to twist and turn it. Came out in like 5 mins after removing the suspension,bolts, etc..

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