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Summary: Remove the differential, loosening it gently, when repairing a differential leak after all the nuts are removed and the oil is drained; learn how in this free auto-restoration video.
Doug Jenkins runs Doug Jenkins Custom Hot Rods in St. Louis, where he restores classic cars and creates mild to wild custom street rods. He races a 1972 Corvette in the SCCA...read more
"Hi, I'm Doug. I work with 20 great guys in St. Louis at Doug Jenkins Custom Hot Rods and we're going to do some work for you today on Expert Village. Dan has now got all the nuts removed, most of the oil has dribbled out. He's got a screw driver there just to loosen it up a little bit. You don't want to reef on it and damage any of the gasket surfaces. This guy's kind of heavy. It's probably a 30 or 40 pound piece when it's all fully loaded. So he's going to be pretty thoughtful about how he cuts loose of it there. The studs just barely fit in the hole so it is kind of a tight fit getting it out of there. And he's got a pan there so it doesn't all run on the floor, you'll end up with some on the floor. And that's a gear carrier."
eHow Article: Removing the Differential for Differential Leak Repair