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Diff collar on CRD
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Author:  ATXKJ [ Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Diff collar on CRD
Back when Eddo came up with the idea of a reinforcing collar for the front differential - he used a steel McMaster part 60665K61 and machined/sanded the inside to match the differential.
http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=5187&highlight=diff+collar

I ordered one but never got around to installing it - and then there was a group buy for an Aluminum version - well the Aluminum was too large and didn't fit CRD's

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Well over the holidays I finally tried installing the steel version and it seems to fit - close to the frame but no rattles (street driving right now)

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Author:  RFCRD [ Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:41 pm ]
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Did you have to do anything special to slip the collar into place? That is a very tight fit.
Author:  ATXKJ [ Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:41 pm ]
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Well - I had the diff out to put the Truetrac in and bolted on the collar at the same time - I think there's room to slip it around - but I didn't try that.
Author:  moose_1978 [ Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:50 pm ]
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Do these accually work?
Author:  ATXKJ [ Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:49 pm ]
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The best answer is that no one knows for sure, it's a precaution, costs about $50 and some time maching/sanding.
I've fairly sure no one with the collar has broken a Differential case, and a couple of them have been wheeled fairly hard.
However I've only heard of a few people (4 or 5?) breaking the case without it - a fairly small percentage.
So to prove it you'd need a statistically significant sample - over a statistically significant timeframe - that hasn't happened.
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