Are those cracks that I'm seeing in the housing???

Anyway ... I always wondering, other than launching the car like a mofo ... is it possible to rip the diff apart like that from just driving the car really aggressively? (but not abusing it)

The diff really looks like it went through some blender of some sort ... the metal chunks were scary man

 

Nice, I've been thinking of doing this myself when I get some time.

how much did the KIA parts cost?

 

No, those are casting marks...

Keith

 

$275 shipped...

 

i did exactly what u did at school today!

good experience.

 

Man that thing has seen better days......

 

Very kool write up. Its interesting to see all the hidden parts.

 

Ekkk was that from a launch or heavy duty running the car?..

Kudos for the job you tackled!

 

I have finished up the rear for Keith and sent it back along with pics of the rebuild job.
I hope your experience with me was a positive one.
Good luck with the rear Keith

 

Thanks everyone! Just to be clear, I didn't do the hard work... I took everything out, started to get ready for the rebuild but I couldn't finish it off (due to the stretched outer race and Ben (S2KPUDDYDAD) did the repair and rebuild for me. I did learn a lot from the whole experience thought. I got the diff back in yesterday and I hope to install it soon.

I highly recommend Ben for anybody looking to rebuild their differential! Thanks Ben!

Keith