Ke15 Diff Change

[Jansku99]

Hi.

 

Old KE15 Diff (Is it B-series? 5,7"?) is making a lot of noise again and i'm out of diffs. Is there other diff's that will bolt straight in with original axle? I don't want to change bolt pattern for the wheels as I have rare and cool 4x110 wheels already. With a little thinking, KE2x diff should be same as KE1x, right? Plenty of those at Finland. I heard rumours of KE7x or KP61 Starlet's U-series 6" fitting in with original axle and driveshafts but as original diff is smaller, isn't it going to hit housing? U-series would be stronger and I think it would lower revs too.

 

Thank you already!

[Taz_Rx]

What exactly is noisy? It might just be an axle bearing which is relatively cheap and easy to fix.

[Jansku99]

When we last adjusted it my co-worker said that it will not be perfect as gears are worn. Bearings were good. This was 2 years ago.

[Project Sprinter]

Hi Jan

 

Post up in wanted for some axles and diff centre. They're reasonably available from other E10 gen cars here - but shipping is going to be expensive.

 

Best regards

[ke70dave]

If the gears are not totally destroyed you might be able to get away with lapping them, which would make them close to new. Need a proper gear shop to do this.

 

Then just replace the bearings, set the pinion depth properly (!!!) and you should be motoring.

[LittleRedSpirit]

Lapping doesnt fix noise though ususally. Just reduces it a bit

[tojo2]

early ke20s are B , later ones are U,

 

Did some Research some years ago and found that

U heads should fit in your B housing using B (original) axels

 

U : late ke20, ke30, ke70, AL25, kp61

Edited September 20, 2016 by tojo2