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Other members have fitted these without issues though I thought?
It'll be a shame if you don't manage to get it working

thats exactly whats happening, fits perfect but cocks off to one side with gear cluster in and fouls on bell housing. thought it may be crown wheel but cant see how that can be warped. may even be possible defect in manufacture of diff, will try with another box this week.
All new bearings etc and they are seated correctly been doing my head in

spetz wrote:Other members have fitted these without issues though I thought?
It'll be a shame if you don't manage to get it working

Yeah, that's the confusing thing. Ben fitted one, so I assumed it would be no problem. Like Tim says, maybe something with diff, might be the box but seems unlikely to be different enough.

What are the dimensions like compared to the stock diff? Maybe comparing the two can shed some light on the matter?

Hmm, was considering getting one, so interesting to see what's happening here...

spetz wrote:What are the dimensions like compared to the stock diff? Maybe comparing the two can shed some light on the matter?

Apparently it is fractionally taller than the Cusco that came out. One wouldn't think that would make it do what it's doing though.

Technikhaus wrote:Hmm, was considering getting one, so interesting to see what's happening here...

Mm. Problem of course is that it's not "specifically" made for the FTO so the warranty is a bit useless even if it was a defect.

We'll see with the last one whether it was just the gearbox, or something else. Sadly RPW didn't update site for the dollar dropping and the Quaife I thought might be close to $1250 is actually closer to $1750.

Got the shims on the correct side?

Bennoz wrote:Got the shims on the correct side?

You're speaking like BJK is going to know what you are talking about..

Hey Tim....

kiz wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Got the shims on the correct side?

You're speaking like BJK is going to know what you are talking about..

Hey Tim....

Exactly why I didn't say anything.

Victory. turns out it was a Cusco crown wheel, and the tiny, miniscule difference in height of it was causing the issue where it locked on bell housing. All honour to Tim box is back together, shaft spins, all is right in the world.

Awesome news!

Technikhaus wrote:Awesome news!

Definitely. Can't wait to drive it again. New diff, upgraded brake booster, new lower engine mounts. Should be sweet.

Was a pita but finally got it sorted. Now i have less hair and whats left is grey.

Will be putting all back together over next couple days. So if you get a wavetrac will need new bearings of course. New speedo drive gear and use the OE crown wheel and shim to suit.

I may do a write up on how to remove and refit box

Great news. Make sure to update us on driving impressions

vipfto wrote:Was a pita but finally got it sorted. Now i have less hair and whats left is grey.

Hair? I thought they were just raised particles of grease.

spetz wrote:Great news. Make sure to update us on driving impressions

Oh you'll be hearing about it haha. I can't guarantee it will be a particularly technical appraisal however!

Awesome pics of the whole process

silverGPX wrote:Awesome pics of the whole process

In hindsight I should have asked Tim to take some. I've got some pics of the gear set lol.

Have some gears as a condolence.

vipfto wrote:Was a pita but finally got it sorted. Now i have less hair and whats left is grey.

Will be putting all back together over next couple days. So if you get a wavetrac will need new bearings of course. New speedo drive gear and use the OE crown wheel and shim to suit.

I may do a write up on how to remove and refit box

I'd be keen for a write up, having never done anything like that before, and hopefully will do it next year
Also, part numbers for what you needed too please!

Nice work on getting it all to fit!

Tim before and after Wavetrac LSD swap.