here is the problem I have a 96 saturn sl2 auto trans to make a long story short. about 2 years ago a truck lost a load of cargo and I happen to be in the path of all the crap falling off the truck ( yah it sucks to be me) well it destrored the trans and left strut. since then the trans was replaced twice by the insurance company for the sh*tty transmissions the bodyshop was putting in it. both times it was the diff pin blowing out.. the insurance company will not cover it any more I tried sueing but it did not work. so I purchase a trans from a junk yard and tore it down and the diff pin in this one is f up to. so somepeople said to weld the diff pin place. or is there a kit to lock the diff together for 2 wheel ingagement |
Lock the diff together is a big no no. The wheels turn at different speed than each other while you turn a corner. Just weld the diff pin into the diff and have a nice day. Last trans you will ever put into your car. Oh and if you've gone through all those diff pins all I got to say is quit beating on your saturn until you have the pin welded. Don't deny it it's the only way they break. |
The only TRUE and SAFE way is to get a QUAIFE differential. SMS (SaturnMotorSports) has it for $1750 with bearings and ring-gear installed, ready to drop in to the trans. You can get them for as low as $950... but you will still need bearings and a ring gear, and have to take them to a machine shop for installation, if you have no idea how to install them. That will still run you around $250 labor... best bet, buy from SMS to get it done right.
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So there IS a kit. Nice.
I'll run out and drop a grand on it right away. On my daily driver. Seriously -- thanks for the info. |
Originally Posted by derf
So there IS a kit. Nice.
I'll run out and drop a grand on it right away. On my daily driver. Seriously -- thanks for the info. yeah. sucks, don't it?! and, by the time you get that quaife installed on your own, you'll have spent a hair over $2000 if you do it properly. if you find someone who can weld the pin, you might be able to do it for under $200 (depending on how much you have to pay the welder). remember folks, it costs about $130 just to crack open your gearbox on your own if you plan on using it again. i know this from painful experience... s3aturnr |
you kids do realize your writing on a 2 year old thread right?
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Sad thing is, the differential is probably my next project... [img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img]
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I think project</span> wanted to see how many abandoned posts he could chime in on......
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You noticed that too, huh? I'm just amazed he only has nine posts if he was going through that many pages of threads before coming onto this one... lol
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