So a few months back i was driving. Pulled up to a red light, when it turned green, i put the car in first, hit the gas and heard a terrible sound.
I looked under the car and my axle had fallen off (drivers side). The bolts looked to have worked loose from the diff and the axle basically fell out of the diff. Had the car towed home, got new bolts since most were missing, and attempted to reinstall. Three bolts went in fine while three would not catch on the threads. I can only assume the threads are damaged and they can’t be tightened.
Now, for the repair, I’ve been told the output shaft is what the axle bolts into and it’s relatively easy to remove with a pry bar. I need a drivers side output shaft with good threads to replace mine with OR a replacement diff which I’d rather not do... i called an e30 shop nearby and they quoted 2-3 hours labor for r&r on the shaft at $145/hr?!
I looked under the car and my axle had fallen off (drivers side). The bolts looked to have worked loose from the diff and the axle basically fell out of the diff. Had the car towed home, got new bolts since most were missing, and attempted to reinstall. Three bolts went in fine while three would not catch on the threads. I can only assume the threads are damaged and they can’t be tightened.
Now, for the repair, I’ve been told the output shaft is what the axle bolts into and it’s relatively easy to remove with a pry bar. I need a drivers side output shaft with good threads to replace mine with OR a replacement diff which I’d rather not do... i called an e30 shop nearby and they quoted 2-3 hours labor for r&r on the shaft at $145/hr?!
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