I just did the differential carrier bearings on my 568 transmission. We're
talking about a 413 transmission, but the procedure is going to be quite
similar.
To do it RIGHT the transmission has to come out. You do not need to press the
old bearings off of the differential assembly. You can ju
Changing the bearings arent quite as easy as it looks. The races need
to be replaced at the same time, or the bearings will wear out
prematurely. On top of that, when you replace bearings, you change the
clearances of the bearings, and there can be too much or not enough load
on the bearings
Two years ago I replaced my clutch in my 87 t2 Daytona and saw the same
thing. Took the differential assembly to a NAPA machine shop with a set of
new bearings and 40 dollars later the old bearings were pressed out and the
new bearings were in. Over it wasn't hard just tedious, didnt have to
Hi Bob,
I did the diff bearings in my 523 when I had it pulled apart. The
bearings had to be pressed off by a machine shop (I used my uncles) and
the side play has to be adjusted with a spacer as I recall. Get a FSM and
take a look, or go to the dealer and look at an exploded view of the diff
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