IHADAV8.com - Turbo Buick Tech, and Nonsense
Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: Turbogn86 on October 31 2006, 02:00:14 AM
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well guys it seems my seach is over... a friend is comming down from ATL to the BOP this weekend, i have been hounding him bout his old stock LSD rear and i lost contact for a while with moving and working. well he told me today he is comming down sat and says i can HAVE it... no charge. he needs the space for his bike in the garage. :supz: but of course ima try to get some $ together to give to him. but that means 1 less thing to buy for the buick and 1 more thing to help get me workin on her again. i guess i will do the suspension while i am takin it out. any do's or dont's i should know bout when im doin this swap?
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Change the fluid in it, and use the GM limited slip additive.
If you want to get fancy you could go synthetic, but not necessay
if you're on a budget. Make sure you have the right drive shaft.
If I remember correctly, you had a 7.5" read in the car. The
drive shaft with the 7.5" is approx. 1 inch longer than the shaft thats
used with the 8.5". If you're changing the rear suspension, the UMI
parts advertised here seem to be of good quality for a very fair price.
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When dropping the axle, watch out for your brake lines, don't stretch them. I like to pull the shocks, and then leave the axle on the pumpkin on a floor jack. Then I push down on one side and then the other. The springs will fall right out.
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Look who found there way to the board.... me!!! Just let me know when you want to install that rear end and I will be glad to help you out. Also I still have the drive shaft for it, so remind me to bring it with me the next time i am coming down.