Cant remove torque tube from diff housing

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Cant remove torque tube from diff housing - 1938austin7 - 26-04-2020

Hi all

I can’t lift the torque tube out of the diff casing

Any thoughts?

Geoff

RE: Cant remove torque tube from diff housing - Bob Culver - 26-04-2020

The pre Ruby diff has a ball pinion race (fittable to all) whcih may be a neat fit (or Loctited) in the housing, so requires moderate persuasion. (from distant memory the roller bearings had some setscrew arrangemnt to retain the outer ring. I dunno if this can be fitted with a ball race but if so would prevent withdrawal.)
(Just noticed 1938 so unlikely, unless a non standard roller with stepped outer fitted)

RE: Cant remove torque tube from diff housing - Robert Leigh - 26-04-2020

It looks as though you would get two levers in on opposite sides; if it was mine I would use two long tyre levers, but you do need to have two long tyre levers. Mine have tapered ends with convenient slight bends in them.
Robert leigh

RE: Cant remove torque tube from diff housing - Steve Jones - 26-04-2020

Sometimes they slip out easily, sometimes the need persuasion. A couple of tyre levers as above normally defeats the latter.

Steve

RE: Cant remove torque tube from diff housing - 1938austin7 - 26-04-2020

Thanks all. I’ll try that tomorrow. Cheers Geoff

I popped out to the garage before bed and got it this far with levers and then tried two bolts to work as pullers, but got to a stage where it would not move again.

Do you think I will be able to get the diff centre out now without going any further?

RE: Cant remove torque tube from diff housing - "Slack Alice" Simon - 26-04-2020

Erm .... (Asking the rest of the Forum, because I can't remember) Does the bearing housing have to come out, too, with the torque tube?

In which case, you need to be working on that - the middle layer between the bit you have already moved, and the main diff housing.

If not, I would put some diesel or other thin lubricant onto the bearing outers, and work the whole thing back and forth for quite a long time to free it off.

Then try pulling again.

RE: Cant remove torque tube from diff housing - 1938austin7 - 26-04-2020

I have been looking at pictures of dismantled diffs on the internet and I think you are right. I need to separate that joint.

Will try tomorrow

Cheers

RE: Cant remove torque tube from diff housing - AustinWood - 26-04-2020

The diff will come out with the pinion in place.

RE: Cant remove torque tube from diff housing - 1938austin7 - 27-04-2020

(26-04-2020, 06:33 PM)AustinWood Wrote: The diff will come out with the pinion in place.

Thank you. I was looking at it last night and thought that might be the case.

Cheers

Geoff