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jozza · 24-10-2007

Originally Posted by shiny_car

yeah, great photos AN. i'm not confident to do the work myself, nor have all the required tools. so i admire your efforts.

part the reason (i presume, cos i'm no mech engineer) for the Intermediate Driveshaft(s) is because the diff is not positioned smack-bang exactly equidistant between the L and R wheels. it is offset to the left. if you simply had a long R-side driveshaft and short L-side driveshaft connecting directly between the diff and wheels, you'd have all sorts of torque-steer/other havoc. so, the L and R drivershafts need to be equal length. which means there is the Intermediate Driveshaft connecting these to the diff.

Yes but surely once all compnents are connected(via the couplings AN has shown),they will in effect act as a single running component,rather than seperate shafts?

Nath..thanks for the photos,they are a great insight.
I dont know how you're going to tackle that right hand coupling,looks a bit hairy but im sure you're determined

The damage to the original diff is bad and i reckon you were very lucky it didnt get to the housing.Some good advice for ppl out there who experience no drive -to pull over and turn it off.
Im having trouble seeing the actual bearing component?I just cant make it out.

24-10-2007	#21 (Post Link)
jozza AO Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney,Australia Posts: 827 Member car: 147 GTA	Re: Replacing diff with Q2 myself Originally Posted by shiny_car yeah, great photos AN. i'm not confident to do the work myself, nor have all the required tools. so i admire your efforts. part the reason (i presume, cos i'm no mech engineer) for the Intermediate Driveshaft(s) is because the diff is not positioned smack-bang exactly equidistant between the L and R wheels. it is offset to the left. if you simply had a long R-side driveshaft and short L-side driveshaft connecting directly between the diff and wheels, you'd have all sorts of torque-steer/other havoc. so, the L and R drivershafts need to be equal length. which means there is the Intermediate Driveshaft connecting these to the diff. Yes but surely once all compnents are connected(via the couplings AN has shown),they will in effect act as a single running component,rather than seperate shafts? Nath..thanks for the photos,they are a great insight. I dont know how you're going to tackle that right hand coupling,looks a bit hairy but im sure you're determined The damage to the original diff is bad and i reckon you were very lucky it didnt get to the housing.Some good advice for ppl out there who experience no drive -to pull over and turn it off. Im having trouble seeing the actual bearing component?I just cant make it out. ------------------------------------------ "Nobody can be a petrolhead until they’ve owned an Alfa. It’s a rite of passage. Think of it as the great sex that leaves you with an embarrassing itch." Jeremy Clarkson.