ok lets establish that i am a dumbass, I did a burnout in the rain and it was very violent when the tires hooked up, something broke, i am trying to figure out what.

it is either the connection of the drive shaft to the diff. or the diff. itself, the sound it makes while rolling 5-10mph is like ... clack....clack...clunk... I cant see any damage to the U-joints which leads me to believe that it is the diff.

can any of you guys help?

also how fast could i get new diff. gears?

 

lol, you kids make me laugh. You shouldnt have a tough time finding your parts.

 

Local junk yard or salvage shop. Many of the salvage yards today are in a network. My buddy got a GSL rear-end for $100.

 

What gears exactily will interchange with an SA, none of the salvage yards around here have rx7's or miatas from any year

 

www.mrmazda.no-ip.com

 

I'll bet you fragged the pinion bearing...for an SA, you need the pumpkin rear from a 78 to 82 car...some early '83 will also work, but there is definitely a transition to the big driveshaft mounting flange somewhere in that year which I found out the hard way...

 

Sure your diff flange bolts aren't just loose?

 

I cant find anything, the closest thing that i have found is a complete rear end on ebay for $350 shipped, none of the junck yards around me have RX-7s or miatas. I also cant get strait answers on weather differential assymblies from other years or miatas will directily interchange.

 

Not sure where you are in TX, But if your close to Katy check the classifieds here:

http://www.txspec7.org/forum

You wont find a LSD for less

 

The straight answer on interchangeability is in this "tech" section...use the search engine and just type "Miata" or "differential swap" and then start sifting through the threads...I remember one from last year when I had to go pumpkin hunting and wanted to know what options I had for the '84...pele is an excellent person to PM on this question if you find investigatory research too daunting...

 

I gave you the link to mrmazdas interchange. It has all the info there about Rx7
interchangeability.

www.mazdatrix.com also has this info.
The info as Mar3 has stated is also on our forum.

Now quit stating excuses why you can't figure it out and get that damn car back on the road.

 

60 bucks!

http://srx7.taylorrotorsports.com/fo...73235638ffada8

 

I am PMing that guy ^^^, it will save my *** if he still has that rear end.