Lucky White Heather ? Fron Diff Gone : 1 day after buying !!!

Ok so having had the gearbox go on my P38 (Wednesday), found a 53k L322 with FSH I then have the front diff go today (Friday).

Someone somewhere is taking the p***.

Question : how much for recon diff and new prop and where the hell do I get one ? Searching all the usual RR parts suppliers gives me a big fat zero.

tonymccandless said:

Ok so having had the gearbox go on my P38 (Wednesday), found a 53k L322 with FSH I then have the front diff go today (Friday).

Someone somewhere is taking the p***.

Question : how much for recon diff and new prop and where the hell do I get one ? Searching all the usual RR parts suppliers gives me a big fat zero.

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Should have checked that the recall had been done.

I did and it had. One of the earliest done so suspect fitted same v's modified setup which came later.

Anybody used the Ashcroft solution here v's refitting full recon diff ?

Ashcroft L322 Diff coupler and prop now on order. All in about £216 excl fitting which should take an hour or so.

Fingers crossed it works and thats all the issue is.

Recall should look like



Have you checked the front diff for damage, or are you replaceing that aswell...??

Strathearn have checked the diff and are happy that the Ashcroft coupler and new prop will fix. Fingers crossed.

Interesting though that the recall on the front diff for this was done in 2004 accoring to the dealer who searched the history for me (thanks to Taggarts in Mothewell). As such that is why I believe the replacement was simply more of the same v's the more intelligent recall version used after I think (?) 2006 which does seem to fix permanently.

I wonder whether the recall version needed a whole new front diff with UJ etc. May save up for one for next time.

If it happened a day after you parted cash, get the seller to fund the difference. Why spend your own money on this problem?

Give the guy his due he is going just that.

Good News : Diff fixed and gearbox oil changed.....

Bad News : After 80 miles Trans Failsafe Prog indicator back on

Back on phone tomorrow I guess...

Did they fit a new filter too ??

Is the gearbox driving okay ?

Re driving ok it was but now seems to be restricting revs, prob failsafe actually doing what it is meant to.

I did wonder whether some sort of reset of error code was required following diff fitting ?

Sometimes flushing the oil and changing the oil in the gearbox can disturb a lot of metal debris causing damage to the internals

My first thoughts are with a speed signal sensor....as hippo says the problem with doing the fluid change is it can dislodge harmless debris into the box as ATF is a very good detergent.

If some of that crap gets to the various sensors it can cause issues....most commonly the speed sensors.....

This is why I don't recommend a total fluid change.....

Code cleared but came back. On Autologic diag equipment "Gear Switch Fault". Pain in the ass....

Ohhhh i wonder if to do the filter they followed the official procedure and took the selector switch of the side....

When i did mine i left it in place as i know what PITA it is to get back correctly.....

Get them to look at the adjustment of the selector cable to the XYZ switch on the side of the box....

Thanks folks. Will follow up with Strathearn when I get time. Error code off (for Sunday) but fully expecting it to come back.