<VV> diff carrier ?

[CorvairEd at aol.com]

s10birdman1966 at yahoo.com writes:
I've just picked up what looks to be an early 3;27 ring/pinion/carrier,apart 
but looks all there..no case,tho...is it possible to put the nuts for late 
yokes in and swap it in a late case? Would  i have to put the pinion gear on the 
late pinion shaft? There was also 1 'washer',probably a shim, that looks like 
it may be pinion-to-bearing,will measure it later..Tom

Tom,
You cannot use the early carrier in a late application.  There is more to the 
late carrier than just the late yoke nuts.  The length of the carrier bearing 
shafts are longer to support the axle shafts to prevent wobble and carry the 
shafts properly.  You can install the early ring gear on the late carrier if 
you get the ring gear drilled and taped to match the 9 bolt pattern.  That's 
really the only difference between the early and late ring and pinion gear sets. 
 The washer you mentioned is probably the spacer shim for the pinion gear.  
It may or may not be the proper one for your application.  You will need to 
follow the shop manual to set up the correct gear pattern by using the proper 
thickness shim washer.

Ed Corson (CORSA member)
Inland Empire Corvair Club