Post by martiny on Apr 21, 2017 20:11:46 GMT
Yeah, those half shafts would need to be pulled out in order to see through the middle of the diff.
Unfortunately, the square flanged halfshaft stubs don't tell you what kind of diff you have, because they come from an earlier car than any 3.6 differential.
Those square flanged axle stubs were only used up to about 1995. After that, Mazda switched to using a single piece shaft without the flanged join in the middle. And they didn't begin fitting 3.6 diffs until several years later in the Mk.2 era when they started offering 6-speed gearboxes.
The flanged stubs do just pop out though. For certain values of 'just'.
There's a wire snap ring which keeps them in place but with a bit of determination and bloodymindedness you can just yank them out.
Unfortunately, the square flanged halfshaft stubs don't tell you what kind of diff you have, because they come from an earlier car than any 3.6 differential.
Those square flanged axle stubs were only used up to about 1995. After that, Mazda switched to using a single piece shaft without the flanged join in the middle. And they didn't begin fitting 3.6 diffs until several years later in the Mk.2 era when they started offering 6-speed gearboxes.
The flanged stubs do just pop out though. For certain values of 'just'.
There's a wire snap ring which keeps them in place but with a bit of determination and bloodymindedness you can just yank them out.
le sigh