Do you do your own Differential Work?

Posted by Paul (in NY) on Thursday, June 15, 2006 at 7:37PM :

This question is aimed at those who do their own PW Differential work. If a reasonably intelligent person had the Dodge Shop Manual and ARB Manual, could they rebuild a differential, change gears from 5.83 to 4.89 and add ARB lockers. Keep in mind there is NO ONE looking over your shoulder to point out mistakes, no final person checking that the work was done correctly, you’re on your own (YOYO). If you do all work exactly as specified in the Shop Manual, on a FIRST TIME rebuild, could you trust that Diff to carry you to remote places and bring you home. There is huge bucks to be saved by doing your own work, but only if it’s done flawless.

I have a great set of tools bought at the local Dollar store, can read English, change my own oil, and have a BIG Hammer. So what are my chances for total success?

‘Reasonably Intelligent’ is probably open for long discussion LOL

Paul

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Follow Ups:

• Re: Do you do your own Differential Work? - Tom Petroff (IL.) 4:13AM 06/16/2006
  • Are there pics of the rear winch ? - John S 8:18AM 06/16/2006
    • John S - Paul (in NY) 10:26AM 06/16/2006
• "EVFERYTHING I need to know in life, I learned on a FFPW&qu - chriscase 0:19AM 06/16/2006
  • Re: "EVFERYTHING ...FFPW's don't have typewriters , lucky f - chriscase 0:22AM 06/16/2006
• Re: Do you do your own Differential Work? - Dan H 10:54PM 06/15/2006
  • Dan H - Paul (in NY) 11:17PM 06/15/2006
    • Re: Dan H - Dan H 8:57AM 06/16/2006
      • Re: Dan H - Paul (in NY) 10:31AM 06/16/2006
• Ok, I 'm going to do my own Diffs - Paul (in NY) 10:34PM 06/15/2006
• i've seen a pro do it.... - mannyc 10:32PM 06/15/2006
  • Re: i've seen a pro do it.... - Paul (in NY) 10:40PM 06/15/2006
    • Re: i've seen a pro do it.... - Ken See 12:58PM 06/16/2006
      • Ken - Paul (in NY) 5:33PM 06/16/2006
    • glad to see you will - mannyc 8:32AM 06/16/2006
    • Re:I did mine and it worked out OK - Willy-N 1:41AM 06/16/2006
    • Re: i've seen a pro do it.... - Gary Troxel 1:07AM 06/16/2006
• Re: Do you do your own Differential Work? - Tim Holloway 10:28PM 06/15/2006
• Re: did you get Prussian Blue ?? - mike stone Idaho (aka COTM) 9:23PM 06/15/2006
  • Re: did you get Prussian Blue ?? - Paul (in NY) 9:37PM 06/15/2006
    • Re: that will work - mike stone Idaho (aka COTM) 9:40PM 06/15/2006
      • White gease works too, Don't tast so good though. nm - chriscase 11:58PM 06/15/2006
• Where' the "gotcha"? - Bruce B.(ND) 9:14PM 06/15/2006
  • other than typing "where's".... ntxt - Bruce B.(ND) 9:15PM 06/15/2006
• Yes - Clint Dixon (Curator of Antiquities) 8:51PM 06/15/2006
  • Re: Yes - Clint Dixon (Curator of Antiquities) 8:56PM 06/15/2006
    • Where's the Hyphen ???? LOL ntxt - Paul (in NY) 9:42PM 06/15/2006
• Re: Do you do your own Differential Work? - Bob Thompson 8:32PM 06/15/2006

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