Reply With QuoteWell, where's it twisting? 99.4% chance it's slop in the diff. Grab the flange on the diff itself and see if that's what is twisting. Especially if it has got the bogwarmer diff, then enormous slop is completely expected.
corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
hey all,
newbie here, but did have a account ont he old forums, 79Rona i think!!
anyway got a KE30 now, been doing alot of work to it
BUT, the tailshaft i can twist it about 2-3cm's, now is this bad?, if so is it the universal joints?,. or have a lost a few teeth in the diff and gearbox, guy i know said it is possible i lost teeth, but im not too sure,
any help will be great, cause i just got my licence, and i cant drive my car
Cheers
Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
Well, where's it twisting? 99.4% chance it's slop in the diff. Grab the flange on the diff itself and see if that's what is twisting. Especially if it has got the bogwarmer diff, then enormous slop is completely expected.
Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
if it is a uni joint you should be able to move the tail shaft up and down, side to side
Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
ok, well im pretty sure i cant move it from side to side, or up and down,
all i know is i grab the tailshaft and i can turn it a a few cm's, 2max i reckon,
i dont drop the clutch or drive stupid, so will this be fine to drive for a while?,
can anything happen?...cause i know ive heard a few clunks from the rear end, and ive looked and double checked all bolts and shit!, sooo, hmm, bit confused!
Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
put it in neutral, handbrake on tight (and bricks in front and behind wheels), (or get friend to stand on brake) then get under and twist driveshaft. if it moves, it is backlash in the diff.
whilst not very good... and it will do damage, if you are babying it, you should get to where you need to go..
but it is better in the long run to readjust now, and then the diff should last you a LOT longer and not give you trouble..
is it a borg warner or jap diff (are there bolts on the back or the front of the diff?)
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Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
ahhhh, umm,
bolts on, umm the back i think, i dunno
will go have a look in the dark, in the rain, just for you, lol
Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
ok, there are no bolts on the rear of the diff, only oil plug one,
i put car in neutral, GF put brakes on, and the tailshaft still moves, but it dont move up or down, or left to right!,
so backlash in diff you say?!
Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
aww shucks, thanks..
if there are no bolts ont he back, it is a jap type diff... meaning that if you pull out the axles, then undo the bolts at the front of the diff, (and unbolt tailshaft) the diff centre comes out the front... then you can adjust the backlash with the diff out of the car, which is a shitload easier!!
if you are not sure, you could take it to a dif specialist (if there are any in tassie) and get them to set the backlash for you... or you could try and convicne a local toymoddian to cast an eye over it for you
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Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
ahh ok, cool.
how do i go about adjusting it?
Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
pull out your gregories manual and it should give you a step by stepOriginally Posted by Little_Rolla
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"There is hardly anything in the world that a man can not make a little worse and sell a little cheaper" - John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
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Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
only got a manual for the KE55, will this be the same?
Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
Nope... That'll have the bog warmer.
Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
the ke55 should have the jap spec info in it still. im pretty sure mine does.
anyways your best bet will be to try and source a borg warner diff. its stronger than the jap spec one and has bigger drums. i sold my last one for $50 bucks
Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
i would like to see why you think that the bog warmer is stronger... any particular reason?
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Re: corolla help, KE30 tailshaft
i had a jap spec one that didnt hold up as long as my borg warner. the borgy went too but it lasted a while both of them came out of pretty low km cars. i suppose there are alot of factors that could affect the outcome of destroying both diffs. i guess in some ways i made the assumption that the borg warner, being bigger, was also stronger.
but if you have definative evidence that the jap spec diff is stronger im more than open to hear it and will retract my commet. either diffs are exactly strong but based on what ive read about people experiences the BW seem to hold up longer than the jap ones
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