Hi there,

I havent been active for a while for various reasons, one of which was my suzuki was down with a bad diff and I didnt have the ability to fix it until recently.

My problem is that I ordered parts based on the information I had from the guy I bought it from and none of the parts fit.

I was told I had a tracker 5.12 diff upgrade. But the tracker diff I ordered from a member here (Thanks!) doesnt fit the diff housing in the axle. it hits the back of the housing. Also the axle I ordered is too large to fit the diff.

I think the axle problem is just that I ordered a 26 spline axle and the diff is probably 22 splines.....wish I had known to look for those numbers. But thats not a big deal the axle was cheap.

At this point I am just trying to figure out why the diff doesnt fit and what I can do about it.

Advice would be helpful because the garage that has it doesnt know anything about samurais....They mainly do Jeeps.

1988.5 tintop
I was told 5.12 diffs

It has too many modifications to list but if you need to know specifics to comment please say so and I will get right back to you.

Thanks in advance!

Short version of long story.  When I was installing 5.13 gears in a converted Sammy rear differential housing, I had to pound out the step in the back of the housing to get it to fit.
You can see the step in this photo


And this is what it looks like after pounding the step out


If you are installing 5.13/5.12 gears in a Sammy, you will need to get a "Can" to hold the pins in place, or tack them so they can't come out.