Front diff siezed

arronmayo89 · Mar 19, 2012

Hi, I have just changed both diffs of my disco. I spent one day out and about in it all seemed fine. I got home left it parked up for half hour or so, went to drive and front wheels were locked up!! Landrover would not move! No obvious signs of anything broken so came to the conclusion it must be the new diff I fitted. Opened the oil filler in the diff and bone dry like the oil had leaked out, where could it have gone? I only know the basics of landrover maintenance so I have no idea what's happened. I can't move the disco to a garage as it just won't move! Can anyone give me so info into what may of happened? Cheers

jamesmartin · Mar 19, 2012

did you fill it after changing diff,drain plug?

storm99 · Mar 19, 2012

Im going for a big fat no.

arronmayo89 · Mar 19, 2012

Yep both full up made sure it was overflowing. That's why I'm confused as to what has happed

nrgserv · Mar 19, 2012

did you fit a gasket?
did you clean gasket faces first?
did you change the front diff yourself as you say you've only got basic lr maintenance experience and its quite involved swapping a front diff
if you swapped it, breifly say how you did it

alex8882 · Mar 19, 2012

I would have thought there would be a fair amount of oil splattered underneath your disco,well more than normal. look from the front to the back. check the oil seals inside the hubs,input seal on the diff

arronmayo89 · Mar 19, 2012

I did have a friend help me who is very skilled so I am confindent that it has been but together exactly the same way it came off. There was no gasket either on the old one or the new one. I have many friends with landrovers and none of them had mentioned a gasket on the diff??

jamesmartin · Mar 19, 2012

you wont allways find a gasket as silicone type sealant has been used since mid 90s

arronmayo89 · Mar 19, 2012

So would you say the diff is knackerd?

jamesmartin · Mar 19, 2012

if run dry yes

arronmayo89 · Mar 19, 2012

Ok thanks

jai_landrover · Mar 19, 2012

Where abouts are you based?

nrgserv · Mar 20, 2012

jai_landrover said:
Where abouts are you based?

lol you after the diff jai?

jai_landrover · Mar 20, 2012

Lol sort of I need to get a collection of metric rover cases. Not fussed about internals just want to knock up a few pinned cases for my mota's Seems a shame with all these broken blown up diffs getting scrapped. In got a shed load of imperial cases but really need metric ones. Don't mind travelling a few miles if they're super cheap but Scotlandshire is a wee bit far

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