Yep, that method worked for me - I used a prybar to twist the PPF enough to allow the diff to drop down since one of the bushings on the top of the PPF wouldn't budge. Once the diff came free both of the metal bushings popped out.
Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Tanner" <[email protected]> To: "Tim South" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 7:54:05 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: RE: NPC - frozen sleeve in diff. No, they don't all have the sleeves IIRC. Remove the bolts holding the spacer to the bottom of the nose of the diff, twist the PPF out of the way and remove the spacer. Then just push up on the PPF and it'll come off the sleeve. Keith Tanner Flyin' Miata [email protected] http://www.flyinmiata.com 1-800-FLY-MX5s (orders) 1-970-464-5600 (tech) From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim South Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 7:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: NPC - frozen sleeve in diff. Do all the late model diff. housings have sleeves without internal 14mm x 1.5 threads for disengaging it from the PP frame like the early models? That appears to be the case on my '96 model diff housing. The earlier models have the threaded sleeves, as do the '94 models per my FSM. This one seems to be an oddball for some reason. My sleeve is frozen and I can't get it to slide down. Any ideas? I've tried heat and penetrating lube thus far. I can tap on the top of the sleeve with a drift, though haven't got it to budge. Any suggestions are appreciated. _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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