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Ok, Im in the process of fitting my diff atm after changing a few bits internal. Because this being my first shot at it im not sure if its %100.

Whilst bolting the shafts on. i noticed the r/h shaft has about 1/2cm free play?. in/out.

i can slam it back in, but it pops back out easily.

what have i missed?.

Something to do with that circlip inside the diff?

It looked pretty simple, push in and lock. or was there more to it?.

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ok after hours bending and bangin the circlip.

there isnt much i can think of. I never did an apprentice, so all of this is new learning steps for me. Now i need advice from someone who knows their shit. it still slides back off that half centermetre, with no stable lock.

anyone?

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No i dont mean the actual shafts moving.

This is the inner shaft that slides through driectly into the centre gears.

once it pops out it starts to leak.

i'll attatch photo's when i get the chance to.

atm im just gonna replace circlip and seals, ansee what happens.. Still need to know if there is a way of piecing it together so it'll lack in place.

Thanks

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You mean the inner shafts where the drive shaft bolts onto?.

I tried only to find out it was a different size. Now im using the oringinal shatfs that came out of it but i cant seem to get that one side back in and locked in.

attached is a picture that i stole from another thread, circled in red is the part i mean.

It doesnt seem to lock in place securely enough for it not to pop right back out whilst driving.

anyone?. Its driving me nuts. I calleup a driveshaft's specialists for info and advice.. and he just simply said he couldnt help me with skyline lsd diff's.

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Step 8:

Do everything in reverse, make sure you listen to Metallica again!

**VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:**

before you screw the diff center back together after inserting shim, take the 'longer' of the 2 stub axles and insert it through the center of the diff all the way. This splines the 2 different splined parts of the diff center together so that when you go to insert the diff stubs at the end they'll actually fit (easiest way to explain it). Otherwise you'll be screamin' your head off wondering what you did wrong.

http://www.d1nz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...66fa763d69e3e58

Hope that helps

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Ok Here's the complete extended version.

To start off, i was to replace the standard auto diff with an r33 manual one. for some reason whatsoever i didnt pay attention or question, i was told i wouldnt be able to do the straight swaparoo, instead i could just change the internals over and keep the housing.

I thought that reason was that the diff's were different and couldnt line up the bolts. So i did. Half way there, center's out i found it difficult to take off the tail shaft gear wheel being i had no vice grip or air/power tools.

So tried seeing if the r33 would bolt on and it did. Begining was a total waste of time.

Took off the ABS sensor gears of each inner shafts of the auto one and jammed it onto the manual one. (do r33's have there's there?)

Now back to re-assembling the r33 diff. Only thing changed is that add-on ABS sensor gears on outer side of each half shaft.

done. Now im just about to give up and take it to a mechanic's or specialist for them to get it in and hopefully not charge.

Times running out. Does anyone know?.

the right side slides in and out about 5mm.

Is that normal? or is that going to leak or pop right out under pressure cornering and shiz.

Thanks

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Im sure everything is re-assembled 100percent correct, side shafts ,spacers to every single nut ect.. the clips may be the issue your rite.

One thing i realised. even with that half centremeter movment from the right shaft i think i may still get away with it so im goign to just wake it on and find out.

Or is there someone out there that can tell me thats normal?.

and i can drive at ease.

tahnks for all replies.

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