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Old 10-25-2016, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by hinchcliffe View Post
Yes, need to get it back on the road, so I want a replacement first then take my time with a rebuild.

I work at a machine builder company and we have all the appropriate tools. Actually built a differential assembly system and know about the shim thicknesses and backlash. Even have machinery that checks backlash for diffs
Good to hear.

Check local recycle yards and Craigslist for part-out 4.8is E53s, these usually run in the 300 to 500 dollar range.

I've rebuilt a few Dana 44 Viper diffs, very tedious assemble/measure/disassemble/shim/re-assemble/re-measure task. Sometimes two or 3 processes to get correct.
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