Blown rear diff!!

jamesmartin said:

yes ,but wants fixing soon

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Aydena said:

Evening all!!

So tonight i blew my rear diff, input shaft is all over the show from what i can see from the outside, i can only imagine what its done inside!

Question is, if i remove the prop and halfshafts, can i go on my merry way and continue to use it (not in the mud of course) i used the difflock to get it home. Without it, it just made an awful noise and went nowere!

Cheers all!

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Aydena said:

Evening all!!

So tonight i blew my rear diff, input shaft is all over the show from what i can see from the outside, i can only imagine what its done inside!

Question is, if i remove the prop and halfshafts, can i go on my merry way and continue to use it (not in the mud of course) i used the difflock to get it home. Without it, it just made an awful noise and went nowere!

Cheers all!

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Bump said:

Can sell you a complete axle with diff if you want...

:nospamhere:

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bluesafari said:

Blimey! no wonder it went bang. Check your axle breather pipes as your sucking water in through the seals by the look of it.

Get a 4 pin carrier. V8 90's and military Wolfs use them but they are rare as hens teeth and not much cheaper than a nice new shiny one from KAM or Ashcroft. Putting it all together is fairly easy but get it set up by a pro or it will go bang very quickly. Depends what you are using it for I guess but I got through 4 x 2 pins in as many months when I first started competing.......................but keep an eye on the axle oil and breather pipes!!!

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Aydena said:

Cheers chaps, have already sourced a replacement diff, here are some pics I took when removing the old one....

Drained the oi......sludge first.....

Looks a bit erm... disgusting

Crown Wheel teeth have seen better days

aaannnd a wobbly bearing

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