yep, got it.
if the mods wish to move this to tech feel free. might be better there.
ok, all has gone well.
the jimny diff is narrower than a 1.3, so there was a fair bit of nutting out. the coily is an odd-ball, just like the rest of the vehicle. its front diff is 1.3 width, uses the bearings of a jimny/1 litre and has a smaller crown wheel than a 1.3.
as the above pics show i had to make spacers to compensate for the wider housing. 8mm to the non crownwheel side and 5mm on the crownwheel side. this will not affect the operation of the diff.
once that is done a new and bigger problem comes up, the seal housing will not fit like it should..........more modding to be done.
in this pic you will see the adjuster nut on the bottom which has been extensively machined down to give me the right fit for the seal housing. this modified nut will still apply more torque befor failing than a standard adjuster in an alloy front, so do not be too concerned. above it it the seal housing locking ring which also had to be machined down so the locking nut can pre-load the bearing correctly and still be able to rotate the locking ring when fitting the seal housing.
once the diff side of things is taken care off the seal housing line will interfere with the bearing cap. mark the position and machine a groove as shown and all will be well.
here we have the seal housing fitting as it should. looks neat too.
once all was tightened backlash and pattern was checked.....as can be seen all is well.
its a fiddly job but can be done. just remember if buying a coily it will be more pricey to do these conversions.
