Jaymz Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Great write up, I'm next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmarv1117 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 So, it turns out that I will be doing this upgrade after x-mas b/c just found out this will be one of my gifts!! However, TA performance is out of stock of these girdles. So, I found a ebay listing of this girdle. This person (store) does have the upgrade stud kit TA1815. From my contacts with TA performance, I was told that the upgrade stud kit has all the provisions for the brake bracket. Is this true?? Reason why I ask is b/c in this "How to" it says that you need to ask for a longer bolt to include the brake bracket. Just wondering how much longer this bolt is ? is it that (brake bracket) significant that it will not fit correctly with a regular sized differential bolt? Thank in advance, just want to make sure I order the correct parts the 1st time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70chevy03ss Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 bought mine off ebay used and I used all of the bolts with no problems. So I would just shoot him a pm and ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprayed99 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 if you guys are going to do anything to the gears, I would strongly suggest you swap out that P.O.S. crush sleeve for a solid pinion spacer. Many people don't know that the crush sleeve is the reason the GM 10 and 12 bolts eat gears like crazy. a bit of wobble from the pinion causes the pinion gear to try and climb the ring gear. I have seen many 7.5" rears in F-bodies survive low 10 and high 9 second passes with a good set of tires. I really feel this is a key 16.00 part that can save your backside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlosh20s Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 i installed mine with just the gasket torqued to spec and after a few days it started leaking so i took it apart again and used just permatex gray and havent had a problem since you will also notice that i had to make a new panhard bar to clear the girdle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmarv1117 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Installed my TA girdle last night. This "How To" was dead on. Everything went smoothly. The biggest problem I had was removing the old gasket. It was caked on the differential. Havent had to opportunity to drive it yet and do figrue 8s and check for leaks. But 2 hrs after install, no leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_FUrious Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Thank you Krambo! This write up was right on! A few additions on an 06 Intimidator SS. We have a 14 bolt girdle cover. The two longer bolts I used to hold the EBrake cable and fluid line was 8 x 40mm. TA provides spacers that fit in the recesses of the cover. I love that old gasket!! I spent more time removing that then the entire job. Just an additional recommendation to anyone that is doing this with jack stands in your driveway. Remove the spare! As Kramdo said TAKE YOUR TIME! It took me about 5 hrs. I am in no way an auto technician. Also, be sure to cover the Diff with paper towels when your removing the gasket. Work cleanly and throughly. Also, Chevy removed the fill plug near the pinion gear. TA puts their fill port substantially higher then OEM. So I filled it to recommended amount. It appears it could fit about one more quart to reach the fill plug. I will more then likely fill it to that point. I used Synthetic Mobil 1 75/90. If you guys have any other input it's always greatly appreciated. Here are some pics of the install. Edited April 14, 2012 by A_FUrious (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmJake Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 This? http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=180765130280&index=1&nav=SEARCH&nid=37720925225 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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