Those shops either have a $200 an hour labor rate or they dont know much about EVOs. We'll be charging about $350 for the install for the diff alone, or maybe another $200 labor along with a clutch job. But then we are used to charging broke *** DSM college kid labor rates and we dont see EVO guys as a cash cow to pillage.

Mike W

 

The diff it's self has no bearings on it. It just kicks it inside the carrier. There is nothing to press on or off it so there is no bearing to replace. Even if you really really wanted to put new bearings on the carrier, remember back to the part where the entire assy is made by Getrag and there are no service parts available other than seals.

It would be a good idea to have some seals on hand for the install. I have seen gorillas pinch them and sometimes when you take them apart they just go all wonky and expand making them a pain to put back where they go. There is no silicone sealant to seal it all up, they use big o-rings everywhere.

The transfer case has hypoid gear oil in it for the ring and pinion gear, and there is also tranny gear oil inside the differential carrier in the center of the transfer case. So the oils need to be kept separate with all the goofy o-rings.

Mike w

 

Kind of. To wrangle it out of there you have to take the rear section off. Because the whole tail section of the transfer case goes over the top of the crossmember it is a big pain.

If you are careful you can leave the transfer case on the car and only take the side cover off. The carrier just slides right out then. You have to be careful putting it all back together to not pinch any of the seals or you will mix oils and get strange leaks. Just respect it all and be mindful of all the seals on reassembly and there would be no reason to take the whole thing off.

Mike W

 

Put your name on the list above. When I am ready to start collecting big deposits, a good third of the people already "signed up" will flake. I will make a page on our web site to give me your info. We will allocate the diffs available in the order on this list on this thread.

As far as price installed, Sales tax is 8.25% and you will find labor prices and the diff price in this thread in my posts.

Mike W

 

Damn, Mike. In that case I hope you can line up some partners in the Midwest that can do the job that cheap...

 

Buschur Racing...right mike?

 

Well, put me down as 31 then. Thanks.

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2. Pesto360
3. evolunchbox
4. robi (center too) We need to do this right
5. chris in hb (from waaaaaaaaaay back)(socalevo.net)
6. xkpbreaker
7. blitzkrgCT9A(socalevo.net)
8. Silver Surfer
9.Themanofsteel
10. Trbo Dad
11. Propellerhead
12. AK1
13. Mazdryk
14. Alexxx(socalevo.net)
15. kevo
16. denial
17. Syrihl
18. SoR
19. Evo8RA
20. Joe250
21. nsnguyen
22. tama_mog
23. chrisw
24. EVO RPM
25. QuickEvo
26. MarkSAE
27. jbrennen
28. scorke
29. MattGold
30.evo_dadi(norcalevo.net)
31. Frank D

 

Buschur quoted me $700, but that was based on a guesstimate.

 

After they see how it goes they will price themselves close to RRE (Don't hit me David!)
Damn I did my last T-case r&R in less than 3 hours. (but didn't go inside the T-case)

 

We'll see. I like buschur and think highly of them, I just don't want to email them back and say "well, RRE says it should cost $350" and then have them tell me to stick that LSD where the sun doesn't shine...

 

need to buy the whole t-case now, not just the front diff. not enough money for both.

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3. evolunchbox
4. robi (center too) We need to do this right
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6. xkpbreaker
7. blitzkrgCT9A(socalevo.net)
8. Silver Surfer
9.Themanofsteel
10. Trbo Dad
11. Propellerhead
12. AK1
13. Mazdryk
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15. kevo
16. denial
17. Syrihl
18. SoR
19. Evo8RA
20. Joe250
21. nsnguyen
22. tama_mog
23. chrisw
24. EVO RPM
25. QuickEvo
26. MarkSAE
27. jbrennen
28. scorke
29. MattGold
30.evo_dadi(norcalevo.net)
31. Frank D

 

Eliminating the empty space so that some loser doesn't ditch in line

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2. Pesto360
3. evolunchbox
4. robi (center too) We need to do this right
5. chris in hb (from waaaaaaaaaay back)(socalevo.net)
6. xkpbreaker
7. blitzkrgCT9A(socalevo.net)
8. Silver Surfer
9.Themanofsteel
10. Trbo Dad
11. Propellerhead
12. AK1
13. Mazdryk
14. kevo
15.denial
16.Syrihl
17. SoR
18.Evo8RA
19. Joe250
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21. tama_mog
22. chrisw
23. EVO RPM
24. QuickEvo
25. MarkSAE
26. jbrennen
27. scorke
28. MattGold
29. evo_dadi(norcalevo.net)
30. Frank D

 

you also gotta pull the dummy shafts out (i didnt do that and i couldnt figgure otu why the damn thing woudnt come out)
i havent had a problem actualy getting it out fo the car though i took off the front and rear motor mount and if you have someone pitch the motor a pit it comes out without a problem (at least mine did)


also to get things straight cause i only read about half this thread

is this group buy for the front and center dif?
and i saw a price (or projected price) of 1300 if that for the front or center?

and the ring and pinion gear issuea noone makes one yet from what i understand
why not have someone make them? id be intrested in buying one if someone could get them, id look around for somsone to make them but i dont knwo were to even start. ANYONE?

 

so is there any new info about this of when its gong to become available?, right now my cars on a lift and i gotta figure out what i wanna do this week.

 

Yeah - Any news? I know this thread got kinda buried, but I am still gung ho with it.