(WAS) Differential flange question (NOW): 5th gear swap?

[rhock99 at epix.net (Ryan H)]

The sloppyness is in and out, and twisting.  OK, thanks for all the advice; it's a 16V, so those hubs are included, I've got the 80% lock kit, which has new circlips.  Also, got new seals/bearings.  And a differential bolt kit.  The only thing I don't have is a taller fifth gear and new synchros... still debating these.
Can anyone offer opinions as to how hard it is to swap fifth?

> Sloppy how?
> 
> In and out or side to side?
> 
> In and out would make me think that the circlip is broken or missing and
> that is fixable w/ a new circlip.
> 
> Side to side I can't even imagine, but that would be the body of the
> flange, and if that's the case it shouldn't even be able to be driven.
> 
> It could be (and probably is) the differential bearings in the diff and so
> maybe it's a REALLY good idea that your changing to a 4K.
> 
> 3 recommendations:
> 
> 1.) Use 16v hubs (and as an added bonus you get the bigger front disks
> usually) when you swap flanges as I've heard/read of issues about using a
> 100mm inner CV and 90mm outer CV. I've experienmced a 100mm outer
> rubbing on a 90mm hub myself. Not fun.
> 
> 2.) Get a Peloquin 80% LSD kit and install it on the 4K when you do the
> flange swap to 100mm. You'll likr it and it's worth the cost.
> 
> 3.) Try to find an .80 (or .75) 5th for the 4K. At 3500 RPM in 5th gear w/
> 195/60/R14 tires a stock 4K is going 68 mph. With today's gas prices I
> don't think you will like that too much.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Tim
> 
> Death is God's way of telling you not to be such a wise guy.
> 
> On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Ryan H wrote:
> 
> > My differential flanges are very sloppy, and I'm replaing my tranny (2Y) with a 4K soon but I wanna keep the 100 mm flanges that are currently on it.   So can these flanges be repaired by a new set of bearings and seals, or is there more to them than that?
> > Thanks!
> >
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