Rear Differential Rebuild/With Pictures

[z122643]

I'm debating whether or not to remove the pinion.

[nando]

if there's crap inside I'd want to clean it out. it means you have to redo the pinion crush sleeve. make sure you mark the hex nut before you remove it - that way you can put it back to the same depth as it was before (might want to do a search on this first).

I made the mistake on one of my diffs of taking it completely apart before I realized I could have marked the nut before I removed it..

[z122643]

So, for the pinion just dead blow it out?

I got this from a salvage yard from a iX with 94,xxx miles. but some idiot removed the cover and left it off. That's why there are small rocks inside.

VC works. In order to better clean it, can I take down the LSD or should I leave it alone?

[nando]

I could, but BMW used a VC back there for a reason - to some extent a clutch diff still needs one axle to have a load on it. a VC doesn't.

[Wh33lhop]

is the VC working? going to rebuild/replace it?

my VC is dead - a new one is about $500. considering picking one up before they go NLA forever..

Or you could just get a clutch type...

[nando]

is the VC working? going to rebuild/replace it?

my VC is dead - a new one is about $500. considering picking one up before they go NLA forever..

[jute91]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=211891&page=8

you will find out it there :)

[z122643]

Now that I've got someone's attention. Anyone know how to get the pinion out?