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Hey guys,

I have a problem with my skyline. Got a knocking sound comming from the drivechain. Its either the diff or the gearbox. If its the gearbox my uncle and father can take care of it no worries, but if its the diff its another story.

its a non-LSD diff, out of a non turbo, non-abs, non hicas r33 skyline. Where in canberra would i be able to source a diff cheapish, or where in canberra does good rebuilds. My parents HSV was rebuilt by a mob in philip, and they re did the entire thing including stripping it down, rebuilding it, and putting it back in. This cost like $1200 but i was talking to a mate who got his done for $350-400ish.. So if anyone has any good experiences, let me know. :D

Cheers

Dayne

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Go and see Daniel Jitz at Shaftmasters-he owns a BIG Kw Supra,and has been playing with all things to do with diff's,boxes etc. If he can't help you directly,it's a fair bet he'll know who can!

so it is the box, as i said in the pm, source a new/ or second hand box, or the other step would be to get advanced transmissions in mitchel to do a rebuild on yours, but i would get prices for both and then weight up what you need

Yeah, i wont know 100% until the box is out of the car whats wrong with it, maybe a chipped tooth or something. I dont want to take the box all the way up to sydney, i will go get a price once the box is out for a rebuild.... then i will get a price for second hand box. I can get a R34 gearbox out of a GT for $500, and fast and the furious want $695 for a second hand box with no garantee's! So i'll go check out trojan today see what they can do, and i will go to advance transmissions once the box is out of the car... though dad isn't to keen on a rebuild, he just wants the box gone.

Dayne

Well, Its all good news for the gearbox, as its not it. But its not so great news for the differential.

We disconnected the tail shaft, and have found a knock in the differential... Its kinda good news as maybe now i can upgrade to a lsd. My uncles comming over tonight to pin point the problem a little closer, so hopefully i'll know later tonight.

So now i have my next question, whose had any diffs rebuilt before? The only place i have first hand dealings were in Philip, does anybody think its worth getting the non-lsd diff repaired.. or should i upgrade to a LSD? Does anyone know any wreckers etc in canberra that may have one?

Dayne

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