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Seen quite a few posts on 4-cyl vs. V6 third members lately. Anyway, here's a good set of pic illustrating the difference:
And yes, the two are completely interchangeable. V6 has more gusseting, 2 extra pinions, bigger bearings, and a marginally stronger gearset. It's also a hell of a lot easier to put a lockright or EZ Locker into yourself (Did I mention I HATE cross pins?)
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Empty housing.
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V6 about to go in.
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Axle slid out of carrier.
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Here it is all finished.
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Upside down comparison.
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Side by side, gear-side, right side up.
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Side by side. Probably the best shot.
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The easiest way to tell which one you have, right here, baby!
Anyway, took about 3 hours using just jackstands and hand tools the first time I ever touched a Toyota rear axle, just in case you're pondering this swap. None of the bolts were hard to remove with an 18" breaker bar, but the driveshaft took a hell of a pounding with a rubber mallet to get free of the flange. Did this about 3 weeks ago when I was putting an EZlocker in the rear end.</font>
Seen quite a few posts on 4-cyl vs. V6 third members lately. Anyway, here's a good set of pic illustrating the difference:
And yes, the two are completely interchangeable. V6 has more gusseting, 2 extra pinions, bigger bearings, and a marginally stronger gearset. It's also a hell of a lot easier to put a lockright or EZ Locker into yourself (Did I mention I HATE cross pins?)
<a target="new" href="http://people.memphis.edu/~ecmills/v6third/THIRD08.JPG">
Empty housing.
<a href="http://people.memphis.edu/~ecmills/v6third/THIRD06.JPG" target="new">
V6 about to go in.
<a target="new" href="http://people.memphis.edu/~ecmills/v6third/THIRD07.JPG">
Axle slid out of carrier.
<a target="new" href="http://people.memphis.edu/~ecmills/v6third/THIRD01.JPG">
Here it is all finished.
<a target="new" href="http://people.memphis.edu/~ecmills/v6third/THIRD02.JPG">
Upside down comparison.
<a target="new" href="http://people.memphis.edu/~ecmills/v6third/THIRD03.JPG">
Side by side, gear-side, right side up.
<a target="new" href="http://people.memphis.edu/~ecmills/v6third/THIRD04.JPG">
Side by side. Probably the best shot.
<a target="new" href="http://people.memphis.edu/~ecmills/v6third/THIRD05.JPG">
The easiest way to tell which one you have, right here, baby!
Anyway, took about 3 hours using just jackstands and hand tools the first time I ever touched a Toyota rear axle, just in case you're pondering this swap. None of the bolts were hard to remove with an 18" breaker bar, but the driveshaft took a hell of a pounding with a rubber mallet to get free of the flange. Did this about 3 weeks ago when I was putting an EZlocker in the rear end.</font>