To get a basis for all of the knowledge required to complete this swap, I access several different forums specific to modifying the 240sx chassis. Conveniently named, 240sxforums.com is where I found a lot of answers to the questions I had. However, it is hard to find a good build thread on this topic, which would give a step-by-step process of how to perform the swap. This forced me to rely on searching any questions I had and formulate an answer based on information I obtained from many different sources.
Specifically, one of the most complicated parts of the swap was shimming or lining up the differential inside the housing. It is crucial that the ring gear is lined up precisely with the pinion gear to prevent shearing off the teeth of both gears. After searching 240sxforums.com for answers, I could not find a specific enough answer that I was comfortable enough to draw a conclusion from. Now I am left with starting my own thread and specifically state my question. Unfortunately this thread no longer exist, or I would share a link to it. I was graced with the knowledge of one of the gurus on the forum and eventually got the answer I was looking for.
The entire process of searching for the proper way to shim the differential took about four hours of searching and several post back and forth on my own thread to get the answer I was looking for. In all honesty, I have never once sat down to do a school project with the same determination and curiousity. This interest driven learning allowed me to do several hours of research without questioning the value of what I am learning.
To clarify what I am talking about, the shims are the metal rings in the top left and bottom right of the picture. They vary in thickness and in number for each side of the differential. The accuracy of the thickness of the shims is down to the thousandth of a inch.
Wow this is amazing. Looking at your post from last week and now, it really shows by how your write and your precision to detail, on how much this really interests you. Cool use of Homago style learning. Its really neat how you tied it to something that was personal.
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome that you show such great interest in this topic. You are very passionate about auto-mechanics and I can tell that by reading this post. You said that you never have spent 4 hours researching for a school project before and now you are because you are interested. Interest based learning is very important for students.
ReplyDeleteYour project really shows how much you like this subject, I like how you expanded on your previous project because it shows how much you have grown between projects.
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