I am putting an aussie into my d30. My last one had the roll pin fall out and the whole diff went KABOOM.
I have read about people tapping the carrier and putting in a bolt instead of a roll. I want to do this to make sure this doesn't happen again. I am having a hard time figuring out what part of the carrier to tap though. The hole in the carrier is the same as the one in the cross shaft. If I tap the carrier, the bolt will be too big to fit through the cross shaft. I would be afraid the cross shaft would not tap easily as I just broke one driving out the roll pin. I am thinking about just tapping the first part of the carrier then grinding the threads off the bolt so it will fit through the shaft and the back side of the carrier. My only concern is that it won't be as tight as the roll pin and may allow slight movements of the cross shaft. Should I do this or try to tap the whole thing or any better ideas? I need this together by Sat. Also anyone know where I can get a new cross shaft?
Thanks!
I have read about people tapping the carrier and putting in a bolt instead of a roll. I want to do this to make sure this doesn't happen again. I am having a hard time figuring out what part of the carrier to tap though. The hole in the carrier is the same as the one in the cross shaft. If I tap the carrier, the bolt will be too big to fit through the cross shaft. I would be afraid the cross shaft would not tap easily as I just broke one driving out the roll pin. I am thinking about just tapping the first part of the carrier then grinding the threads off the bolt so it will fit through the shaft and the back side of the carrier. My only concern is that it won't be as tight as the roll pin and may allow slight movements of the cross shaft. Should I do this or try to tap the whole thing or any better ideas? I need this together by Sat. Also anyone know where I can get a new cross shaft?
Thanks!