Orgasmic Farmer Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 About 3 years back I clouted the front diff on a hidden rock and put a nasty dint in the casing. Luckily no penetration or rubbing on the crownwheel resulted and I went straight out and bought some diff guards. Last night I see oil is comeing out from behind the diffguard, and its not just a drip, more of a dribble. So it seems the pan has finally given out. Now I have a spare axle but its nowhere near as good as this one (rusty mounts, leaking swivels etc) and I was planning an axle upgrade in the near futre anyway. So I think I would probably want to weld on a strengthened diff pan rather than making a simple repair. So has anyone done this and if so any hints, and of course, where did you buy the part from? All hints gratefully received. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 About 3 years back I clouted the front diff on a hidden rock and put a nasty dint in the casing. Luckily no penetration or rubbing on the crownwheel resulted and I went straight out and bought some diff guards. Last night I see oil is comeing out from behind the diffguard, and its not just a drip, more of a dribble. So it seems the pan has finally given out. Now I have a spare axle but its nowhere near as good as this one (rusty mounts, leaking swivels etc) and I was planning an axle upgrade in the near futre anyway. So I think I would probably want to weld on a strengthened diff pan rather than making a simple repair. So has anyone done this and if so any hints, and of course, where did you buy the part from? All hints gratefully received. Mark I did this and then years ago modded both axles, never been a prob since. Just takes a bit of time but virtually no cost ) Strip tghe casing, either paintstipper and clean the pan or as I did get shot blasted, then I just cut snipped and welded a series of bits of 6mm plate over the bottom 3/4s of the diff pan, leaving a hole for the filler The trick is to tack up bits at a time, so the heat build up is none too heavy. Job done, this axle has been on the old hybrid and now the 90.....loads of scrapes and scars no damage Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Sewer pipe cap check tech archive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hiatt Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Simmonites supplied me with thick one. Grind off the old pan, arc/mig weld on a new one. I didn't use a diff guard afterwards. Ideally you want the axle casing off and stripped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B reg 90 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Sewer pipe cap -I've done this - indestructible. I used a 8" nominal bore, schedule 40 (the wall thickness - works out about 12mm), pipe cap. However it is a bit thick. I'd go for a schedule 30 or 20 if I were to do it again. I bought it from an industrial pipe fitting supplier. I machined the 3/4" off the cap in a lathe. This allows you to reduce the inner diameter at the edges - avoids the need to cut and bend out the tabs for ring clearance. This was 'tested' on the Ironman last year. Pipe cap 1, rock 0. Infact the rock fractured in to lumps (axles prob bent now!) Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 Cheers for all the quick replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsr341 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 seen in one of the mags , that rake way now do a removable pan upgrade , ''think'' the pan is uprated with the additinal benifit of beeing able to remove the diff pan to cheak diff centre bolts , as sum arbs have a habit of the crown wheel bolts coming loose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Wightman Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I made a few for my e-truck, including a few spares????????? £40 x-works Horsham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 Do you have a pic paul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 for my e-truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Ideally you want the axle casing off and stripped. I'd second that; far easier to prep and weld everything up. It also allows you to remove some of the excess braketry from the casings and do other improvements like brake pipe protectors. I've got a pair of axle casings half way through strip down on the bench ready for the treatment. Paul, if you're going to be making up some straight weld on pan's I'd have a pair off you as it'll save me a job B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Wightman Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 5mm plate, leak tested, use your own filler plug. I have six on the shelf. (Will, if you never get round to fitting them you can allways use one for your corn flakes.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 (Will, if you never get round to fitting them you can allways use one for your corn flakes.) he'd never get round to even fitting the plug in it to do that either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Oi Mark, how long's it taken you to fix you're turbo???? Paul, you've got a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Oi Mark, how long's it taken you to fix you're turbo???? its workin, unlike u're truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 its workin, unlike u're truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 i'll 'explain' next time we meet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Well at least you weren't cruel enough to mention the 'non fitted' Swivelly recovery hook you lovingly made that never got fitted .......... ................DoH ! Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 I seem to remember that Steve Parker Land Rovers did them as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Just been on to the site and they still do them. CAn't lint to the page as it is a frames site and I don't know how! Quote We have even made it better than the original by making it out of 16 gauge steel and incorporating a central crown wheel guard in 6mm thick steel to fend off rocks when off roading. The SPLR diff pan should outlive the rest of your axle casing and transform your axle into 'as new' at a fraction of the cost. unquote Main site isSteve Parker Then click on designed parts HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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