[tombutt]

when i put mine in yes its a vitara but it took a fair bit of a hit with a rubber mallet to get the little bastards to go in all the way in well enough to get the nuts on


wow talk of nuts and lube this thread could go to the gutter yet

[experament-u2]

haha lets hope it stays out of there for a little longer

after work il check for crap blocking the axels and then go hard with a hammer and see if it budges

[steak_knife]

tombutt wrote:

when i put mine in yes its a vitara but it took a fair bit of a hit with a BIG FRIGGEN HAMMER to get the little bastards to go in all the way in well enough to get the nuts on


wow talk of nuts and lube this thread could go to the gutter yet

Fixed it for ya tom's butt's peaceout

[tombutt]

or just not lttle girlly arms like you i was mainly just to lazy to go find a piece of wood so i could use a lumpy found my rubber mallet so just went took a bit more swing

[experament-u2]

hi all well i tried to get the rear axels in today and im still having trouble. the driver side (shorter axle) went in no problems but im still having trouble with the passenger side (long axle). i checked for obstructions in the axel housing but it looks all clear. teh axle slides in and i can feel it mesh with the side gears but there is a gap of about 10-15mm between teh bearing and diff housing?

could i have the axels in the wrong sides?

anyone have any suggestions

[steak_knife]

experament-u2 wrote:

hi all well i tried to get the rear axels in today and im still having trouble. the driver side (shorter axle) went in no problems but im still having trouble with the passenger side (long axle). i checked for obstructions in the axel housing but it looks all clear. teh axle slides in and i can feel it mesh with the side gears but there is a gap of about 10-15mm between teh bearing and diff housing?

could i have the axels in the wrong sides?

anyone have any suggestions

It's worth trying, the diff here is offset, but the tube's could take that up.

[experament-u2]

well i sorted it out
i did have the axels in the wrong side, i had a think about it at work today and relised that i had the vitara diff in not the grand vitara (stupid i know) so i went out and checked the old vitara diff housing that the center came out of (what i should have done in the first place ) and the drivers side axel in teh old diff was longer.

cheers chaps