Gtr Experts, Need Some Info

[drag-on silvia]

hi guys, just need some info. have just purchased a 32gtr and it was running rwd as it had broke the standard front shafts.

now i have purchased the front shafts but need to know if there is supposed to be a spring o-ring or a circlip in the position on the pic attached.

thanks adam

[bnr#@]

If thats the end that goes into the front diff then yes there should be a circlip on there, need to take the front diff cover off to get to it

[drag-on silvia]

yeah thats the end that goes into the front diff. do i have to drop the oil out to get to the circlip... whats involved in removing the front diff cover?

do they commonly come off when ppl remove the front shaft?

[bnr#@]

Yes have to drop the oil and remove the front diff cover, not to hard. Its held on by a whole heap of bolts and sealant. (remember that you will need new sealant when putting it back on.

[drag-on silvia]

i know this is prolly a lil annoying but i like to know what im doin b4 i start... will i find the circlip just in the bottom of the casing or will it be cought up in something. also is there supposed to be a gasket on the housing or will it be purely sealent only and tolerence fitment. and finally what should i be refilling the transfer case with as this is the first time i have had to deal with the gtr system... thanks for your help mate.

[drag-on silvia]

so i took the diff cover off and found the remanance of what looks like a spring o-ring (thought id find a circlip??) just need to know if this is what locks the shaft in place. any answers would be appriciated as i need to send my wife over tomorrow to the local cv shop to get one

thanks adam

[bnr#@]

Yes, the spring o ring is it, as for the diff oil I use Red Line Lightweight Shockproof with no issues, its not cheap though and there are other options out there, best to call a workshop on that one. No there is no gasket on the cover, just the sealant.

[blind_elk]

Ok, might be wrong here, but I thought the circlip lived in the diff. That's why the shaft has a chamfer on the end - so the circlip can slide up and over the shaft and pop down into the groove.

[bnr#@]

Ok, might be wrong here, but I thought the circlip lived in the diff. That's why the shaft has a chamfer on the end - so the circlip can slide up and over the shaft and pop down into the groove.

Yes thats right, the shaft slides in the diff and gets locked in place by that circlip which sits on the end of the shaft inside the diff

[drag-on silvia]

Yes, the spring o ring is it, as for the diff oil I use Red Line Lightweight Shockproof with no issues, its not cheap though and there are other options out there, best to call a workshop on that one. No there is no gasket on the cover, just the sealant.

Yes thats right, the shaft slides in the diff and gets locked in place by that circlip which sits on the end of the shaft inside the diff

hey mate a lil confused, these two statements kinda contradict each other... is it a circlip that is located in the spline inside the diff center (thats what old mate at the cv shop said today... or is it that spring o-ring that i found the remainds of last night (the guy at the CV shop said that it was more likly to be from the seal that shaft goes through.)

[bnr#@]

Hope these help, its just a circlip that sits on the end of the driveshaft inside the diff

[GTRsean]

Had em out a couple o times. The spring clip compresses in the groove of the spline as the spline is taken out of the diff, it is supposed to stay in the grooved part of spline. Then it springs back out a little once out of the diff.

It would of come off the spline due to it being: worn, stretched out or bent or just by chance it got pushed off instead of compressing upon removal.

Anyone confused at my explanation I'm going to bed!

[SysLink67]

I just went through this myself... I just fully rebuilt both inner and outer

cv's and came across the same problem.

I'm glad someone found out for sure that the circlip is on the shaft.... I put mine back in without a circlip... I was told alot of people do with no problems. Its not like with the

cv bolted and locked in place a Circlip is going to make much of a difference right? ....

Also what is the capacity of the front diff? 1L? also where do you get your redline? cost?

I was going to go for the motul gear oil.

cheers

rob

Yes, the spring o ring is it, as for the diff oil I use Red Line Lightweight Shockproof with no issues, its not cheap though and there are other options out there, best to call a workshop on that one. No there is no gasket on the cover, just the sealant.

[bnr#@]

I got my redline from Cypher In Occonor as I deal with them a bit. Motul would also be right up there so whatever ure more comfortable with, both about the same price (not cheap)

[Adriano]

There is no need to remove the diff cover to get the driveshaft out, just pry it out from the outside.

[datto_boy]

The circlip should stay there when you pull the shaft out.. Get a torch and look in the hole.

[beRwick_GTRage]

i have the same problem.

is the clip supposed to stay in the diff or on the shaft????

everyone is giving a different answer

[Swiper the Fox]

i have the same problem.

is the clip supposed to stay in the diff or on the shaft????

everyone is giving a different answer

in the diff

[Birds]

Just pop in the new shaft and see if it clicks in

[beRwick_GTRage]

mother fu**er lol

i took my sump and shaft to a "reputable" workshop

they said the circlip was supposed to stay on the shaft. so they pulled the diff apart and took the circlip out.

the sump is back on the engine and the engine is back in the car. i tried to insert the shaft into the diff but it wouldnt go in. the circlip stops the shaft from going in.

its now ridiculously obvious that the circlip is supposed to stay in the diff.

they charged me $80 to remove the circlip.

i have the receipt. but how do i go about getting the cir clip put back into my diff? as i said the sump + diff is back on the car. and the only way i see the cir clip going back in is if i take the engine out and pull the diff apart.

should the workshop fix my problem?

is it ok if i put the shaft in without the circlip?

thanks