[Shootnride]

Thanks for all of the replies. My intention was to drill and tap the housing after removing the cover. I'm not really a fan of drilling into gear cases blind. I'm assuming from the responses that no one seems to know the answer to the question about whether or not the cover can be removed without turning this into a major project, ie; dropping the whole rear end out of the car. If that's what it takes, I will do it eventually, but just don't have the time right now.

Thanks again

Ted