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Spin one wheel. The other should move in the opposite direction. Listen
fur grinding/chrunching noises. Drain the oil, remove the cover, looking
for metal chunks. Check the the axle seals are not leaking, pinion seal is
not leaking. Rebuild the brakes, one side at a time.
On Mon, May 12, 2025, 11:30 AM dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
> i have a 59 TR3a that i am resurrecting; it is more or less in kit form.
> the car has been off the road since 1982 or so.
>
>
>
> originality is not an issue - it won't be.
>
>
>
> is there a way i can tell if the diff is still good before i put the
> engine back in and drive it? should i just have the diff redone while the
> car is apart? what are my options here? i saw the limited slip for $5k but
> that's out of my price range. does anyone offer an exchange? i'm not doing
> anything radical nor will i race it but we are enhancing the performance
> whereever we can.
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Spin one wheel. The other should move in the opposite direct=
ion.=C2=A0 Listen fur grinding/chrunching noises. Drain the oil,=C2=A0 remo=
ve the cover,=C2=A0 looking for metal chunks.=C2=A0 Check the the axle seal=
s are not leaking, pinion seal is not leaking. Rebuild the brakes, one side=
at a time. </p>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, May 12, 2025, 11:30 AM dave northrup <<a href=3D=
"mailto:dave@ranteer.com";>dave@ranteer.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:b=
reak-word">
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">i have a 59 TR3a th=
at i am resurrecting; it is more or less in kit form. =C2=A0the car has bee=
n off the road since 1982 or so.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u=
></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">originality is not =
an issue - it won't be.
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u=
></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">is there a way i ca=
n tell if the diff is still good before i put the engine back in and drive =
it? should i just have the diff redone while the car is apart? what are my =
options here? i saw the limited slip
for $5k but that's out of my price range. does anyone offer an exchang=
e? i'm not doing anything radical nor will i race it but we are enhanci=
ng the performance whereever we can.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u=
></span></p>
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