I had all the bolts back out on the driver side of my axle on my 3.73 non-LSD while driving at 40 mph. At first it sounded like I ran over a cinder block in the road with banging and grinding. when I looked under the car, the axle was resting on top of my exhaust. When I tried to get a better look, I discovered that the Diff cover was broken and separated from the the mount bushing which was still bolted to the bottom of the car. My question is can I just replace the cover and and axle bolts to keep going, or are the guts of my Diff completely destroyed and I need a whole new Diff? Also, did I tweek and bend the rear subframe? Has anybody experienced this? Mr. Levie, what's your Diagnosis?
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My phone's resolution and a lack of lighting make it impossible to really see the damage, plus I don't really have the ability to post pics at this time. Sorry.Comment
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I had a half shaft come undone on the highway but caught it with a couple of bolts still hanging on. It threw a fair amount of grease out but otherwise didnt do any damage. I installed my spare bolts only this time usual blue loctite (which is the moral of this story)Seat Shocks....I have passed the baton to John Christy from Ninestitch. Email John or Garrett at ninestitch1@gmail.com
https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...86#post4944786
Alice the Time Capsule
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=360504
87 Zinno Cabrio barn find 98k and still smells like a barn. Build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...20#post3455220Comment
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I lucked out...
I went by the pic-n-pull Saturday morning and for the first time in a couple of years there was an E30. It was an '86 eta sedan with an auto box. So, it had a 4.10 in it. I grabbed the rear cover off of it for $20. Now to drill out the broken bolts from the axle:DComment
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