Springfield Flyer.

[tauruck]

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[tauruck]

Great day yesterday.
Hoping for more of the same today.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I have a question on these diff covers.
What and where do the bolts go to on these braced covers?.
I checked the housing and I have two large holes there.
Thanks.

[kiwi belly tank]

I'm not sure what you're asking there Mike! The ten holes bolt it to the housing & the two girdle bolts tighten down on the carrier bearing caps with an Allen key & the nut locks it in place.
  Sid.

[tauruck]

Thanks my brother.
I should have checked here before Google hey!!!!.
Why aren't you asleep?.

I got it figured thanks. I'm doing some mods on the cover.
I want to ask what might be a dumb question.

When I was doing the aero on the Trans Am cars guys were running their alternators off the driveshaft
where it hooked up with the diff. They used a set of pulleys.

When I was stripping the Volvo XC70 I found this cool power steering pump.
I want to use it to pump diff oil through the top of the case through a cooler and back.
I know there will be crazy heat in the area but it must be better than nothing?.

[kiwi belly tank]

I'm an old road service mechanic & was out working on a Freightliner last night. 
LSR stuff doesn't run long enough to overheat a diff, just put a temp gauge in the drain hole so you can keep tabs on it.
  Sid.

[floydjer]

And check the torque specs on that cover...Usually 25-30 ft. Lbs. On the mounting bolts and 5 ft.lbs. on the girdle bolts to the caps.

[tauruck]

I'm an old road service mechanic & was out working on a Freightliner last night. 
LSR stuff doesn't run long enough to overheat a diff, just put a temp gauge in the drain hole so you can keep tabs on it.
  Sid.

Thanks Sid.

[tauruck]

And check the torque specs on that cover...Usually 25-30 ft. Lbs. On the mounting bolts and 5 ft.lbs. on the girdle bolts to the caps.

Thanks Jerry.

[tauruck]

A great day in the shop today.

Started work on the diff cover.

[tauruck]

A few more.
My gas ran out on the pass shown.
These new gas lenses chow like crazy.

[floydjer]

Nice fitment Mike....You WILL bolt that down to the housing before welding. Yes?

[kiwi belly tank]

 The aluminum girdle cover is a pretty stout casting that transfers the carrier support load to all the bolts & the stamped steel cover is just a thin oil container so to get any support out of you cross tube you'll need to add rigidity at the bolt flange area & tie the cross tube into it. On mine I upped the center two bolts on each side to 3/8 since there is plenty of meat in the gen 4 Camaro diff housings I used but they are also Nodular Iron whereas all the others are not.
  Sid.
 

[tauruck]

I've got a 1/2" plate that's mocked up on the housing.
It incorporates the lower rear end to chassis triangle.

I tacked stuff on the Aluminium plate for flatness.
I'm all good guys. That brace is HD. Don't worry.

[TAKERRY]

Just a question. I see you live in South Africa?  Do you travel to Bonneville?

[Stainless1]

Just a question. I see you live in South Africa?  Do you travel to Bonneville?

I can answer that... no not yet, but if you swing by and pick him up on the way to WoS I'm sure he't appreciate the ride...