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Just blown my rear diff.... DOH!!!

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Disco-Ron:
Well, was all set to do my first basic punch challenge today, got there ok, only 20 miles away anyway, so, all set. ready..... steady.... GO......




Did the first punch, and on reversing out from it  BANG!!

Oh well, drove around watching the others, came home and took it apart.....

IS it worth just getting another s/h one? or shall i get a recon one? or dare i even mention it, an uprated one,........ it's bound to happen again at some point, i've just fitted stupid big tyres......  :roll:

Cheers

gords:

--- Quote from: "Disco-Ron" ---IS it worth just getting another s/h one? or shall i get a recon one? or dare i even mention it, an uprated one,........ it's bound to happen again at some point, i've just fitted stupid big tyres......
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If you uprate the Diff, then the weak point will just move elsewhere (have you seen the price of uprated half shafts? :shock: ). So, unless you've got a money tree, I'd go for a secondhad replacement. When I replaced mine, I got a diff and 2 half shafts from the same donor.

DiscoCWK:
Which part of the diff has blown?

Is it the planet and sun gears or the ring gear and pinion?

I have two 24 spline diff cages, bearings with perfect planet and sun gears with no ring gear. You would need to use your ring gear, pinion and housing. I am in Bristol and would part with them for some beer tokens  :lol:

Disco-Ron:
Thanks for the offer, it's basically all the planetary gears and the pin thats busted, i have now found a guy with a pile of diffs, and i'm collecting one tomorrow eve for £50.... which is a lot less than an uprated jobbie....

Thanks anyway!!

Iain C:
Hmmm, does fitting bigger tyres mean diffs blow more easily?

Like 265/75s for example... :cry:

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