[Lowell W]

I concur with Rob and maybe with Bob...however...It isn't THAT hard to get the axles out and drop the punkin and you would get a much better view of whatever it is you're looking for. I'm not altogether sure there's room behind the diff in the SPF frame to get the cover off and look in there and I think it would be tight and messy to replace the cover. On the other hand, you may be correct and be able to slide everything forward and get more room.

If you remove the rear wheels, hubs, rotors and calipers, then pull the lower arm Allen bolts and the axle nuts, you can press the axles out of the hubs, swing the hubs up out of the way and pull out the axles. Four bolts hold the driveshaft to the flange and 4 more bolts hold the diff in the car. Be careful not to pull off the breather tube, which is zip-tied to somewhere on the frame, and you can lower the diff out.

Please let us know what you find.

Thanks,

Lowell