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Re: Diff mounting?
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Wed, 06 April 2005 03:06
 
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Bolts usually become loose from constant exposure to vibrations and/or heat cycling, both of which would be generated by the diff. I'd suggest using Loctite next time.
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Re: Diff mounting?
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Wed, 06 April 2005 03:14
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Good suggestion. Do you use Loctite along the entire thread?
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Re: Diff mounting?
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Wed, 06 April 2005 03:19
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A single drop is all you need. The bottle comes with directions.
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Re: Diff mounting?
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Fri, 08 April 2005 13:41
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Picture isn't the best, but that's what is holding the diff to the body. A 5mm thick piece of steel held in by two large bolts through to the cross-section of the chassis rails. There's another two bolts (one visible) that go into the diff from the mount to stabilise it. Take away that bracket and the welds to it and you have that "U" shaped bracket by itself which, if you rotate 90° clockwise, is how the original RAV4 diff bolted up. The two bolts that are holding the existing bracket into place are bolted into the same holes that the RAV4 diff bracket used for it before.
Just wondering if there are any other possible mounting points I could take advantage of. I pick up the car tomorrow morning and I'm going to have to drive it back VERY carefully. Anyone know a good metal worker or fabricator I could take it to? 
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Diff mounting?
