R200 shaft clips

[YO880]

Hi Guys,

Does anyone have any spare inside clips that hold the drive shafts into the R200 longnose Diff?

I picked up an R200 with uni-joints, but the shafts were given to me later on, and sadly they were missing the clips..

I assume it is a simple case of:

take the back off the diff

plop in the shafts

plug the clip in

put the cover back on

am i right? i have never opened up a diff before, but it can't be that hard

[SteveL]

I picked up an R200 with uni-joints, but the shafts were given to me later on, and sadly they were missing the clips..

The clips are inside the diff, not on the shafts. Certainly that's the case with all the long nose R200's I've ever seen, and that's quite a few.

[YO880]

that is what i meant, they do clip over the shafts inside the diff though don't they?

[SteveL]

that is what i meant, they do clip over the shafts inside the diff though don't they?

The shafts have a groove machined near the inner end that clip locates in to hold the shafts in place. Here's a pic of stock 260Z diff stub axles (drive shafts if you like) and you can clearly see the circlip groove:

http://www.ratdat.com/technical/R200_swap/...p/000_0015a.jpg

[YO880]

The shafts have a groove machined near the inner end that clip locates in to hold the shafts in place.   Here's a pic of stock 260Z diff stub axles (drive shafts if you like) and you can clearly see the circlip groove:

http://www.ratdat.com/technical/R200_swap/...p/000_0015a.jpg

thanks, that clears that up...

anyone got any clips