new differential !!!!!!!!!!

[maniacmark]

Hello there!!! emergency please help got a 82 chevette near mint all stock just spent for full tune up timing belt 4 tires and brakes all around!!!! Im not a racer its all stock ,thought my shocks were bad but had the car on a hoist to day the springs rusted right through the differential!!!!!!!both sides. springs mechanic can get but chevette diff no junkyards here in ont canada got any, car is now parked due to unsafe condition its only got 107,oo orig km on it had it 4 months doesnt even burn oil!!
I new the underneath was not bad but i new there were no holes and here i thought i only needed new shocks!!!

Is there a nother vehicle outthere that shares the same differential stock that is or else i will have to sell the car for peanuts and i just put alot of dough into her the rest of the underneath is still ok its just a shame to get ride of it the d**n thing runs so smooth now!! what other car/truck if any shares the same diff.

[DOCTOR FIELDS]

Instead of replacing the whole housing, why dont you take it to a muffler shop and see if they can fabricate spring "bucket" bottoms? Cut a circle out of 3/16" steel and weld them on.

Just an idea?

Stephen

[maniacmark]

hey theres an idea!! please chime in anyone if you others got ideas im open to anything not to costly that is but i like this idea man!! hope they will try.

[rad15E]

steven is right,cut the bottom off the bucket and weld a new plate on it will work fine,use the old rubber if you still have it and your good to go,one thing,cut about a 1'' hole in the center of the plate so the bucket wont't fill up with road dirt,stock springs for these cars are plentyful here if that helps