Www.VNCommodore.com Support Site - Forums Page © 2005 - 2017 Forums Page Main Menu Username: Password: Save Password Minni spool Topic Locked Author Topic Current Topic Rating: Join the Forum to Rate this Topic at: P Plater 46 Posts Posted - 23 May 2009: 9:23:18 PM hey there guys want to know if some one can give me info on fitting my minni spool to my VN wagon? YOU CAN NEVER PUSH YOUR VN TO THE LIMIT!

1. Dana 44 Mini Spool Install

Drop the Mini Spool inside the diff centre, making sure to line up the holes for the large pins. Using the large punch, smack the large pins back through the Mini Spool, making sure to line up the small hole at the top of each pin the the small hole that the small pins came out of. The small pins actually secure the larger pins. Here is a speed up of installing a mini spool Into a VL open center Borg Warner live axel diff into my VC commodore.

Fully Licenced 344 Posts Posted - 23 May 2009: 10:15:36 PM The only thing i know is that they are illegal! That is the most i can tell you lol. Forum Moderator 3091 Posts Posted - 24 May 2009: 10:38:29 AM I never fitted one m8, as I think there dangerous and a waste of money!!!! Can I ask y you r fitting 1?

3 can keep a secret if 2 are dead P Plater 71 Posts Posted - 24 May 2009: 10:55:51 AM Mate yeh i could do with some of this info aswell as i am mini spooling mine soon. Great mod for cheap.

My mate has a mini spooled Vs supercharged. Only thing he finds annoying is car parks as the mini spool doesnt flex enough so it skips the inside wheel. So much fun with a button clutch. Haha HOT38R P Plater 89 Posts Posted - 24 May 2009: 6:56:06 PM Why not just buy a cheap second hand limited slip diff and get it tightend just as much fun as your mini spool and its legal but its up to you Fully Licenced 240 Posts Posted - 24 May 2009: 7:29:25 PM if you only want to do burnouts get a mini spool but if you want to drift get a lsd rebuilt and tighten the fcuk out of it or you could do it your self and do the same. Good luck VN V6 MANUAL - 14.1sec 1/4MILE, 150rwkw, 350nm Fully Licenced 495 Posts Posted - 28 May 2009: 7:44:38 PM i got a LSD and is safe on the streets and could be used on the track, mini spool is for track only. I would not endorse unsafe modifications bud I'll show you the Rick James cell. It's superfreaky!

Forum Moderator 3091 Posts Posted - 28 May 2009: 8:24:31 PM As written by KustomStreet. Differential - Installing a Mini Spool From R31info edit What a Mini Spool does: A Mini Spool simply locks the diff.

Dana 44 Mini Spool Install

The wheels can NOT spin independantly. It replaces all the spider gears inside the diff centre with a solid chunk of metal. It will have the same effect as welding the diff.

The advantage is that it is a lot stronger than welding and if necessary, reversible. This is a Minispool for a BorgWarner 78 - 28spline diff: (apologies for the poor quality phone camera pics) NOTE: Locked diffs are not street legal.

edit Installing: 1. First of all, you'll need to remove the diff centre from the car. That has been described in another article so I won't go into it.

When you get the back cover off the diff housing, that's the best time to crack the crown gear (the really big cog) bolts. The diff is the only part of an R31 that has imperial sizing. The crown gear bolts need a 5/8' socket or spanner. They are extremely tight so put the car in gear, get a really big breaker bar and push down hard.

NOTE: They are LEFT HAND THREAD!!!! They have a large 'L' on the top to indicate this. Once they are all loose, continue to remove the diff centre from the car.

With the diff centre out, remove all the crown gear bolts. The actual crown gear will stay put as it is tightly pressed onto the centre. You will need to remove it so continually tap around its outer edge with a hammer. Find a suitable punch in order to remove the long thin pins holding the bigger pins in. Just place the punch on top and smack it with a hammer. They can be very tight so just keep whacking them. The diff centre spits into two halves, one half has all the gears inside it and the other is basically just a cap piece.

Grab a flat headed screwdriver or similar wedge and hit it between the two halves until the come apart. Once apart it'll look like this: They are the spider gears, the heart of an open wheeler diff. Find a much larger punch, approximately 1cm in diameter, to punch out the large pins holding the spider gears in.

Pop out all 3. Remove everything inside the diff centre, including the small, thin shims behind each spider gear.

Drop the Mini Spool inside the diff centre, making sure to line up the holes for the large pins. Using the large punch, smack the large pins back through the Mini Spool, making sure to line up the small hole at the top of each pin the the small hole that the small pins came out of.

The small pins actually secure the larger pins. The large pins should be flush with the outer edge of the diff centre remember that the crown gear has to go over the top of the pins. Place the top half of the diff centre back on. Line up the pin holes and push the pins back in. This is when you'll find out if everything is lined up. Place the crown gear back on, making sure to line up the bolt holes. Slowly tap the crown gear in place with a hammer until it is seated.

Replace the crown gear bolts, remembering that they are left hand thread. Install complete diff centre back into the car. Use a large breaker bar again to fully tighten the crown gear bolts. Note that a locked diff will be a little strange to drive at first, especially when turning at full (or close to) lock. The inside wheel will have no choice but to spin at the same speed as the outside wheel, making it spin on the spot. Locked diffs have the advantage of NEVER open-wheeling. This is a great, cheap solution for drifting.

It will also allow greater traction on launch due to both wheel driving all the time and improved corner exit speeds as the inside wheel will not be able to spin by itself. Compiled by Decs Thanks to Naife and evosR31 for their help and expertise with my install. Sorry m8I split the topic and then tryed to keep the orig post here!! 3 can keep a secret if 2 are dead Topic Topic Locked Jump To: www.VNCommodore.com Support Forums © 2005 - 2017 This page shown in 0.16 seconds.

High quality heavy duty mini spool. Suitable for all 28 spline, 4 pinion Borg Warner with an open centre (non LSD).

Quality heavy duty steel construction Suitable for all 28 spline, 4 pinion Borg Warner including:. EB2 ED EF EL AU Falcon. VN VP VR VS Commodore. VL Turbo & V8 Commodore. VT V6 Commodore.

Spools are an alternative to a locker for traction and performance enhancement. Our high quality mini spools are a favourite of off-orad competitors, dirt track racers and drag racers. A differential with a mini spool setup delivers equal power and traction to both left and right-side rear wheels. Spool solutions are less expensive than lockers and weigh less. The mini spool replaces the original spider gears in an open carrier differential, locking together both axles for even power to both rear tyres!

Fits open carriers / non LSD only. Brand new quality items - don't be fooled by cheap inferior or secondhand mini spools. Freight is $9.50 Australia wide!

We also stock mini spools for 28 & 31 spline Ford 9'!.SUITABLE ONLY FOR 28 SPLINE 4 PINION BORG WARNER. Mini spools are fitted to an open centre diff (non-LSD). They will NOT fit LSD. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Please note when fitting this unit, when reusing your original pins, you will only need to use 1 pin, the other does not get used.