So. today my diff started making noise when i would turn. a loud clunk so im assuming my spider gears are going out. i know i can replace the diff.. but what about welding it? or could it be there in no oil in my diff?

Might be the diff. Might be the halfshafts. Get the car in the air and start playing with things. Pop out the fill plug and have a feel.

Take a look at it. Is it wet from leaking?

This reminds me... I need to replace the seal on mine before I run out of fluid...

I sense another thread regarding the fixing of BMW issues coming on.

I should make a sticky thread in Non-Roadster...
I could title it: "Logan's Bimmer is broken".

alright lan. ill take a look at it. i think i need to replace a seal on the drivers side where the half-shaft comes out the diff.

Fixed

okay so now that lan gave me the diff. and the diff still has its stub shafts in it. do you think the half-shafts will bolt up to stub shafts?

is the diff w/stub shafts from a 1.6? If so, then yes. If from a 1.8, then no.

yea it is a vlsd diff from a 1.6 and my car has a open 1.6 diff..

so will i need to get new half shafts?

so this noise in the diff is gone when i turn. and i haven't even touched it. but a new problem occurred tto day while i was driving now when i put it in first or 2nd or any gear i get this really bad noise like my tranny is going to fall off or something in the clutch pressure plate and when i get going i cant step on it. cause it starts making hella loud clunking noises

stop driving it. it's tow only now. bring it in for an inspection immediatly.

yea i kno im going to start to take stuff apart in the next couple days... and see how it goes..

lets just say you could spend the tires when the car was in gear.. so i droped the diff today with some friends and the muffler. so how would i be able to take the diff housing apart i took at all the bolts on the diff and it isnt moving.. i wanna see the carnage.

If you've still got your open diff in, it's normal. They just spin in opposite directions.

You need to pop out the stub shafts. Then you'll probably need to pop the pumpkin loose with either a rubber mallet (if you don't want to mess up the sealing surface) or a screwdriver (if you don't care).

About the tires spinning if you spin one tire the other one wouldnt move. and if you tried to spin them at the same time they would lock up then break free with a clunk.. and this diff is garbage and the diff pried open but wont come out.. is that cause of the stub shafts? and how do i take those out?

Yes.

With a prybar, or a long screwdriver. Stick it between the case and the stub shaft. Give it a quick, firm tug. Very firm. The stub shaft should pop right out, but it's easier if the diff's still in the car.

lmao it is a little to late the diff is all ready out. haha.

I didn't say it was impossible out of the chassis, but it's easier than trying to hold it with two hands and pop them loose with your third...

woohooo so i got another open diff.. lann im going to try to fix the backlash on the diff you gave me. im gunna take it to school to look at it..

sooo. i got the other diff that blew apart and what not. so there will be pics to come of what happen. all i did was tap on the stub shafts with a hammer and they came out.