Leaking diff casings, Discovery 1 commercial. 1993

Hi all,
both my front and rear diff casings ( round pans) have pin holes in them, causing a small leak from each.
Is this common? and is there any fix's other than replacing both axles?
thanks a lot
Gareth

cut the diff pans off and weld new ones in, or weld up the holes

Dent swears by a self tapping screw & isopon body filler

If welding the hole drain diff of oil. remove diff and wash out with degreaser. & allow to evaporate fully before welding.

Or you could... drain the diffs, wire brush the affected area and apply some heat to get rid of any oil on the inside of the holes, fill with metal putty n paint with a couple of coats of hammerite... thats what i did and all is well atm

so it shouldnt be a new axle job then?
Thanks a lot

yer best bet is new pans they are about £20+vat each and a couple of hours work

Sounds like nathan has the best idea,
Although you can get heavy duty diff pans, could be time for an upgrade,
There not cheap tho, a mate has done it on his 93 range rover, im sure he said £150 each or somthing for the parts ?

redhand said:

Dent swears by a self tapping screw & isopon body filler

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Lol.... it got me home

Hunty said:

Sounds like nathan has the best idea,
Although you can get heavy duty diff pans, could be time for an upgrade,
There not cheap tho, a mate has done it on his 93 range rover, im sure he said £150 each or somthing for the parts ?

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He got shafted..

I have nicked the axle cases outta Robins 300tdi. I'm gonna clean up up and weld a HD plate to the bottom of the diff casings where they normally go. Strengthen the spring and radius arm mounts and then put the diff & shafts outta me 200 axles in them.

cheers all
Gareth

redhand said:

Dent swears by a self tapping screw & isopon body filler

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That was a first class bodge, in the middle of nowhere

Me finger was a bit sticky the rest of the day though

Dent said:

That was a first class bodge, in the middle of nowhere

Me finger was a bit sticky the rest of the day though

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Fookin right it was a bodge, no primer and didn`t even paint it the same colour never mind polish and Tcut!!:doh:

Dent said:

Me finger was a bit sticky the rest of the day though

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I thought the missus looked Happy!!!

redhand said:

I thought the missus looked Happy!!!

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Been more than one fookin finger