welding your diff.... and using a plate?

[dan_gsxr]

out of interest want thickness of plate do people put in when they weld the diffs?

im thinking 1/4 inch but that might be a bit much.

its an e36 diff by the way

 

[gaz_moose]

don't weld a bit of plate in. just weld the planet gears to each other. don't weld them to the casing either.

 

[dan_gsxr]

really? ive heard it makes them alot stronger?

ive welded the planets up in the one i have in there at the moment and thats held out to be fair so maybe i wont weld a plate in

 

[GB / John]

3mm plate is fine, welded all mine up like that. I wouldn't want the welds to break and lock the diff.

 

[essexmk1lad]

As thick a plate as can be wedged in there ,crossing the t's and dotting the I's imo, no point under specing if you have a few bits of spare plate around

 

[dan_gsxr]

i went with some 3mm plate, weld the gears up and then welded the plate in.

came out pretty good!

 

[Andy318ti]

Sure mine has 10mm plate, just what was there at the time.

 

[AstonS14a]

Depends on how good your welder/welding is, but a good weld will be strong as steel ;-)

 

[bridgeking]

pic's would be so helpful for us beginners