Broken Diff?
#1
Broken Diff?
I've got a 1990 with ~160k on the stock diff, and i just got the turbo setup running the other day (only running 5psi). I pulled into work this morning, after a little bit of spirited driving, and went to reverse into the parking space and **** started making nasty noises and binding. No clutch dumps or anything but moderatly quick shifting. The right side axle isn't going into the diff straight, it's cocked off at an angle and the piece that holds the axle seal has pulled out of the diff. Is this the typical way the 1.6L diffs blow or has something else happend here? Sucks its broken after only 3 days of driving.
#6
Mine had massive gear whine and then the front pinion bolt came off.
Replaced it with a 4.1 torsen. Laying down power in corners is way better and I get a little more out of 1st now.
It's pretty easy. Here's Hakuna's guide:
http://www.miata.net/hakuna/0012/aindex.htm
Replaced it with a 4.1 torsen. Laying down power in corners is way better and I get a little more out of 1st now.
It's pretty easy. Here's Hakuna's guide:
http://www.miata.net/hakuna/0012/aindex.htm
#8
Here's a decent thread on what's needed:
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread...en+swap+source
Easy way: http://www.mazmart.com/ItemDetail.aspx?id=254
Cheaper way is sourcing the parts from a local junkyard.
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread...en+swap+source
Easy way: http://www.mazmart.com/ItemDetail.aspx?id=254
Cheaper way is sourcing the parts from a local junkyard.
#15
Now i seem to be a little confused. I thought the 1.6 diff failure method was typically the ring gear. I now have the diff out of the car and taken all apart. I was expecting to see a few broken teeth and some other munched bits but this seems slightly more....catastrophic.
Are the 1.6 diffs really this weak or is this out of the ordinary for a failure?
Are the 1.6 diffs really this weak or is this out of the ordinary for a failure?
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