replace or drill elocker flange?

[amaurer]

Should I replace or redrill the flange on my 80-series-takeout elocker?

I don't really wanna disturb the pinion nut if I don't have to, but I'm worried about vibes for my DD if I drill the flange. Does the driveshaft self-center well with the race that slips into the hole in the center of the flange for the pinion nut?

 

[amaurer]

anyone?

 

[John Smith]

If I had a drill press I would remove the flange and make my life easy. If you don't have a drill press then I would leave it on and put it in a vise still on the diff and drill it. If the 80 diff uses a solid spacer and not a crush sleeve you should not worry about pulling the flange and a reinstall. Yes the driveshaft centers on the flange with the round thing in the middle.

 

[77cruiser77]

I found it centered perfectly for mine so I drilled with a hand drill and visegrips. Been running like this for over a year now with no vibes whatsoever.

 

[Poser]

If I had a drill press I would remove the flange and make my life easy. If you don't have a drill press then I would leave it on and put it in a vise still on the diff and drill it. If the 80 diff uses a solid spacer and not a crush sleeve you should not worry about pulling the flange and a reinstall. Yes the driveshaft centers on the flange with the round thing in the middle.

E-locker diffs are crush sleeve, not solid spacer, unless someone has changed it over. The pinions are not stepped like the pre 1985 differentials.

 

[Poser]

Should I replace or redrill the flange on my 80-series-takeout elocker?

I don't really wanna disturb the pinion nut if I don't have to, but I'm worried about vibes for my DD if I drill the flange. Does the driveshaft self-center well with the race that slips into the hole in the center of the flange for the pinion nut?

Is this the same unit that has allegedly been dropped and has damaged the locker engagement fork?

 

[Fast Eddy]

I drilled mine with a hand drill on my back under the truck. It sucked, but it worked ok. It's the front, though, so alignment isn't as big of an issue. It seems perfect at a glance, or when rotating by hand with both parts of the front drive disconnected.

 

[amaurer]

Is this the same unit that has allegedly been dropped and has damaged the locker engagement fork?

You betcha, only the finest parts for my garage.

 

[Poser]

I drilled mine with a hand drill on my back under the truck. It sucked, but it worked ok. It's the front, though, so alignment isn't as big of an issue. It seems perfect at a glance, or when rotating by hand with both parts of the front drive disconnected.

Being that the drive shaft component that connects to the companion flange pilots of the inside diameter of the companion flange, it would be difficult to get the drive shaft bolted to the companion flange and not have it sit flush and in the proper location....