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Install the Differential Unit

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Rocky Mountain Race Week Preparation: 10 Bolt Posi Install + EBC Brakes Upgrade! (Uncle Rob Yukon)

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What happens here

The presenter attempts to install the new limited-slip differential unit into the axle housing. He initially struggles with fitment, noting that the unit doesn't slide in easily. After a brief re-evaluation off-camera, he explains that he pressed the bearings further onto the unit using the shop press, which improved the fit. He then uses a hammer and a pry bar (jokingly referred to as a hammer) to carefully persuade the differential unit into its final position within the housing.

Goal: Seat the new differential unit into the axle housing.

Tools and materials

  • Hammer — Gently tapping the differential into place
  • Limited-Slip Differential Unit — The primary component being installed
  • Pry Bar — Leveraging the differential into place

What they say

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yeah we're just gonna shove it in i like how we cleaned all that but you have dirty hands yeah well it's just gonna have to be that way i don't have enough hands to do this right my hands are dirty did it work and well i have to put this part in and then put the little thingies in here after the fact because i can't get it all to stay in on its own so i'm just gonna have to wedge it in there it's totally not working what if i helped like that would help just don't smush my hand hold on hold on i need more grease you need more grease yeah flip it around oh yeah really yeah they come with i think the chamfered side will help put it in better wait hold on i don't know i think it would be a good idea seems like it doesn't fit maybe i need to press the bearings on more i'll try that i went back to the press and i pressed with the race on the bearing instead of just the bearing surface and it they both went on a little bit more so that might be why might be why i didn't fit before but we'll see if i suck or not it looks like you got it not quite it's still crooked yeah this is probably the wrong kind of hammer for this but if it works it works i'm not stupid enough to bang on the bearing race

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