Well the pieces were from the casing. Yes metal pieces=bad, but cast against hardened steel didn't stand a chance, especially for a short period of time. I appreciate where you were going with the new tranny, but who's to say the one I get from a junk yard is going to be in good condition. I just like to try new things(like taking apart a tranny) and if it bites me in the a$$ then that is my fault and I will remember that you told me to just get a new one.

Thank you for your constructive criticism.

 

Well, I straightened the pin(I know it's not the best thing to do but I am broke and need to get back on the road) It is a strong little sucker and is VERY close to straight. I don't know if you could ever get it perfect. I placed three pieces of steel in the right places in my vise and went to work with a 6 foot bar extension.



Got the old roll pin out and drilled it out of the bottom of the diff and installed the new one. Put the diff back in and the gear towers. Now I'm waiting for the RTV to dry so I can finish tightening the housing bolts and get this thing back in.





I was planning on upgrading engine internals this winter so getting a LSD is now on the top of the list. Please don't think that I expect this to solve the problem forever. Just needs to get me a couple of months.

 

Tranny is back in and even though it was pouring, I took her for a drive.

So far so good.

 

Great work..!!!

 

Thanks!!

I drove it 150 miles to a car show and then 150 back with more driving around all weekend. So after about 370 miles it seems to be fine.