Rear differential guard?

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Anyone come up with an idea to skidplate/protect the 3 bottom bolts?
I know it will probably lose ground clearance but I'm tired of this,

 

[Arickvan]

+1 on wanting something for this
i've got my diff pulled again

 

[Clb]

Something like this for ground clearance .

#2 looses ground clearance but in theory fitted to the bottom of the case, maybe?

 

[YotaAtieToo]

I remember seeing those clamp on style back in the day.

If it fit well, I'd think the 1/4" you loose on the bottom would easily be made up for having a smooth ramp.

 

[Gravy]

I'm not familiar with that diff. Toyota 8inch?.

Anyway, i wouldn't recommend the U-bolt skid plate route. See the rubicon thread for a bad example. It may not be apples to apples tho

 

[Clb]

Just spitballing here.
8" toyota
#1 would Require longer fasteners thus weaker.
And getting to the pinion flange would require another point of contact.

#2 sans the dumb mall crawler clamps and a weldment only attatchment could extend out to in front of the housing's opening and protect the fasteners...

Discuss

 

[Gravy]

Just spitballing here.
8" toyota
#1 would Require longer fasteners thus weaker.
And getting to the pinion flange would require another point of contact.

#2 sans the dumb mall crawler clamps and a weldment only attatchment could extend out to in front of the housing's opening and protect the fasteners...

Discuss

Sounds good. Something to tie into the pinion support and housing.

Or.....drop in a dana axle.

 

[Beat93]

It’s not under the whole third but off my track bar I have a small skid plate under my rear elocker motor but it could be extended and tie into a mount on the other side of the third.

 

[Oddball]

Well the axle is fabricated, so you can just weld some plate on or something.

 

[Sluggy]

Just use the pan head bolts and thread them through the back of the housing and double nut it. That's what I've had best luck with.

DON'T forget to use red locktite

Basically this but see if you can source it for cheaper.

 

[Clb]

Yep
Fastenal moved outta town gotta make an appt.

 

[Clb]

Well the axle is fabricated, so you can just weld some plate on or something.

Toyota 8" is steel ,yes I can fab something.
And yes I'm just chumming the water here.

 

[Clb]

Sounds good. Something to tie into the pinion support and housing.

Or.....drop in a dana axle.

If I ever hit the lotery
A set of portaled hi 9's and links are going on order

But thinking about protection.
More spitballing, a flat ring counterbored for the diff nuts to sink into welded onto the carrier?

 

[Clb]

fukkin puters...
brb

 

[Clb]

make it however wide to fit the carrier face and 2 nut thicknesses deep then weld to carrier.

 

[Sluggy]

Your over thinking it, repair and wheel.

 

[Clb]

headed out to find hardware now

 

[Sluggy]

Lol

Pro tip: buy enough for both diffs and extra nuts to double up everything

 

[bad zuki]

Pull the Bolts out and run Allen head bolts from the inside out.

 

[Clb]

Jimbo beat ya to it.
Looking at the carrier now, My ring idea would be a pita.
Double nutz it is

 

[2 86s]

Jimbo beat ya to it.
Looking at the carrier now, My ring idea would be a pita.
Double nutz it is

I understand you have a good, easy plan moving forward now but your earlier "Option 1" is a GM 14 bolt pinion guard.

 

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Yepr
I was spitballing the premise of the design.

I'd like to have coverage for the fasteners for the 3rd member and be able to save the pinnion yolk all at once in a drop in center section axle...

 

[Etyler2]

Yepr
I was spitballing the premise of the design.

I'd like to have coverage for the fasteners for the 3rd member and be able to save the pinnion yolk all at once in a drop in center section axle...

I’m at Sonoma Raceway in your hood you coming to the drags?

 

[Clb]

Sorry no.
Ratz
Enjoy
Huff some nitro fumes fer me

 

[chaplinfj60]

i made i clamp in thing that acted like that skid plate. never noticed any issues with clearance. if i was hitting i was hitting regardless of the 1/4 inch or so i lost.

 

[Clb]

Dusy
Here we come
All china hardware from fastenal

 

[Clb]

That was fun.
Feckin chicom hardware from fastenal..... every single fastener is different.
None of the chink shit would readily thread in.
The nuts are sloppy fitting, the bolts wouldn't thread in without chasing the threads on both axle housing and chicom fasteners.
Torqued them into situ. Till the red locktite sets up.
Thanx guys.

 

[2 86s]

Why is the pinion gear out?

 

[Clb]

Spare housing, just for setting up the hardware under tension.
The arb 3rd is in a plastic bag.

 

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Test drive tomorrow