chronicbarbarian

Hello, new to the forum.

I have a 2000 c5 Vette, I blew the diff so I ordered a new one. Coming in today, yahooo. The old one is really shot, draining the fluid showed lots of broken metal, the sounds were horrible when it drove. Question is, what do I do with the old one? Can it be sold for scrap? Take it to the dump? Just not sure what to do with parts like this.
Any help would be appreciated.

LateBreak

Could either take it to a salvage yard or try and sell it. There might be someone willing to buy it off you to use the case for putting a non-stock gear set in their car.

Anthraxmm

If the case isnt broken you could probably get more for it. If the case is split id take it to the scrap

Bill Curlee

Where do you live???

I wish it were close to me because I would come get it.

There are parts in it that are worth saving regardless of its condition.

The SHIMS are hard to get and expensive.

Put it on the C5 parts for sale wanted section of the forum If you don’t want to ship it, state :: LOCAL PICK UP ONLY

Wow! What an opportunity to get good parts!

I’m first in line if you live close to Connecticut!!!

Bill

chronicbarbarian

I live in Vancouver WA, right across the border from Oregon.. No the case is in ferfect condition. Was going to attemp to rebuild myself, yet looking at the forums just the tools make that cost prohibitive for the shade tree dude.

Bill Curlee

Here are a couple of post that you may like:

- C5 Differential Seal replacement: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...on-photos.html
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- C5, ragtopws6 , Upgrading your C5 rear with C6 Z06 guts, : http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-z06-guts.html
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- C5, Its_Go_Time, Output Shaft Install - Left and Right: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...post1573407966

chronicbarbarian

Thanks Bill, I have seen those threads before I undertook this project. Just didn't want to take it on. The removal and install is something I have not done before, that was enough. Found a used Diff for $575.00 delivered, seemed fair enough being a 3.42 ratio.

strand rider

In my slight experience around special interest cars, sooner or later, someone will want the part, any part, if it is old enough and the cars create enough demand.

As the good poster above informed me, some parts you own are already getting hard to find. Fifty years from now, those shims will be in greater demand, plus some of the other parts might also be pushed up the food chain from scrap to rare parts.

I used to run old English beater sports cars. It was easier to get Jag parts than Triumph parts and such, because guys figured if I put that on a shelf, some Jag guy will someday cough up the money . I guess at the time, they figured guys in old Triumphs would still be mostly broke, compared to the guys looking for Jag parts.

The fact that these cars attract enough of a following, with cash, to, hopefully, sustain a long time parts supply was considered before I decided on my car. Of course, once I was confronted with a Triple black convertible in person, with the purchase money in my hot hands, rational thought didn't matter much.

To be brief, I once paid a surprising amount of money for an oil filler cap. t was from 1965 and said Jag on it, just like the one on the car that I misplaced and later found . Couldn't run the car without it, unless I went for a giant cork. The guy said he kept it because it looked cool, never expecting a person would need more than the one that came with the engine. Then he met me.

HardcoreABN

If you were closer I would buy it lol.

NukeC5

Where is the new one coming from? Usually the old one is taken as a core and saves money on the new one.

chronicbarbarian

thank you for the replies I'll hold onto it for now I have it posted in the for sale section of the c5 I also have a triple black convertible and love it

RonSSNova

I tried to give my perfectly good 3.15 diff to a forum member in the Seattle area for free....it was too much of a bother for him to come get it...
Sold it at a swap meet for $100.

I'm in Portland btw.
Practically neighbors

Ron

joeflyer

I donated a 3:42 diff carrier to a local junior college with an auto-tech department. The instructor said it was the most modern driveline piece they had.

LoneStarFRC

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They'll take anything.

racebum

i know a lot of the c5 guys in vancouver

tom wongs shop may want it. my friend tim would likely take it. lot of c5 guys around here

RonSSNova

Tim sold his C5.....

racebum

tim pavel? just looked at his facebook page and a shot of him next to it was posted 3-27

he sell it recently?

RonSSNova

That's the Tim

Last week. He is starting a business.
I was bummed, wanted to duke it out with him on street tires.

Do you and I know each other?