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has my diff gone

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Range Rover Blues:
Some of it can be down to what you are doing at the time.  "Pinning" the rear diff involves fitting a support to the crownwheel alongside the pinion to stop it flexing apart when under load.  When it does flex the tetth are loaded at the ends and far more likely to shatter.
Given that it's more popular amogst comp safari guys IIRC, that would suggest speed is a factor :-k

Also if you bust a diff by spinning a wheel then dropping it on the ground, well the planetary gears are already working hard, so busting them is probably more likely.

Bust maybe it's just down to luck [-o<

PITBULL:
when my front diff went pop it was the small gears Not the crown wheel

Range Rover Blues:
And what were you doing when it went?

PITBULL:
ummm look at the pic to the left  :oops:

as you said really

"Also if you bust a diff by spinning a wheel then dropping it on the ground, well the planetary gears are already working hard, so busting them is probably more likely".

j carvell:
it was the end cap that had sheard the cv joint splines so replaced both and all is ok thanks

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