Pikey
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I thought you was swapping the whole housing over!! otherwise the questio about the bracket is a bit pointless int it???
Wossat then mister?
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G-man
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why dont you just swap the diff and not diffcase? then you will have the little winkie bracket on there still.........
Oddie
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Bracket's on the diff housing, the filler's on the pan at the front (or back of the back one!)
Trewey
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yes, I'm swapping the whole diff and housing. but the filler is in the diff pan, which is effectively part of the axle casing.
Pikey
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Ah reet having never fiddled with diffs and axles & stuff I assumed the pan bolted to the back of the diff housing
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G-man
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why you changing your diff? is it fooked? or is it the case thats fooked?
Trewey
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Right....
The diff input bearing is knackered. There's lots of up/down and side to side movement and it's making orrible noises.
I've got a spare rear Diff.
I can't afford to have the landy off the road for long at the moment, else the pheasants will go hungry.
So, the plan is to quickly swap the diffs over, between morning and evening feeding.
If I have to re-build the diff once it's removed, it will take longer - does that make sense?
iannotts
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I would leave it on, when i bashed my disco where that bracket is where the steering arm bent. At least it will give it support when ya off road
Trewey
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the actual bracket is aluminium.
spose I could weld a bit of steel on with a similar shape.
spose I could weld a bit of steel on with a similar shape.
G-man
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be carefull about putting too much heat into the casting there its not too far from yer bearing, swap the diff over then rebuild the old diff with new bearings etc then swap it back then you will still have a spare diff ready to use
Trewey
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If it was the rear one, I'd agree with yer, but the front one's such a pain to get in and out, I only want to do it once.
G-man
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good point! best you get yer welderin gear out nobody likes bent steering rods, if yer tack it on and then join the tacks it should be ok personaly i would use stainless wire there but its fookin 'spensive
boydy1989
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surely £8 for a new steering rod in the off chance that you bend it is better than risking damaging your diff?
As I said, i've never bent mine...
As I said, i've never bent mine...
Trewey
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where can yer gerrum fer 8 quid?
best I found were £17.50.
best I found were £17.50.
boydy1989
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Erm... i bought one second hand.
I still wudn' worry about welding stuff to the diff casings...
i bought one second hand.I still wudn' worry about welding stuff to the diff casings...
bustersbus
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Ah had one fitted before, but when ah changed me axles ah forgot to put it back on. Accordin' to the catalogue, it's a 'track rod protection bracket' part # NRC9713. Ah suppose if yer doin' some pretty hard off road stuff then it'll be handy
