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Much appreciated again Gents. Back on the road with a lighter wallet and some experience to reflect upon.

Gents. Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'm fortunate in that I have managed to get my hands on another diff which I'm hoping will be OK. All being well this will save some time and money! I have learned a very valuable lesson! Cheers. Mike

Am I going completely mad!!! Landrover differential problem. I am the proud owner of an elderly (1973) 88 Series three. I have owned it for about 10 years. It’s a bit of a marmite relationship. I like it but my wife and neighbours hate it! The problem I’m currently dealing with relates to the rear diff. It was leaking oil very badly from input bearing oil seal and throwing it around the underside of the body and exhaust. I obtained an oil seal and started on my mission to cure this particular element of incontinence. The job was probably going to take an hour or so-what could possibly go wrong! In no time at all a ham fisted, short sighted Liverpudian moron managed to destroy the bearing behind the oil seal! Everything got removed in small bits! A prompt look on Ebay revealed that a bearing could be supplied for about £15.00 so not the end of the world. The bearing was duly obtained (part number confirmed as (FRC4586). This won’t take long to get it all back together me thinks! Au contrare! The bearing slid neatly down the shaft into the diff but appears to be too wide (Landy Porn!) in that there isn’t sufficient room to get the oil seal in place (size matters!). I thought I may be going mad but as the old bearing was in bits it had been discarded hence I couldn’t make any comparisons. By chance I still had the internal sleeve of the old bearing (sorry not explaining this very well) which is the inner part of the bearing that slides over the input shaft. By comparing this with the new bearing it does appear that the old one is 4-5 mm shorter than the replacement bearing. (This is the same distance by which the oil seal protrudes) I cant find any information which shows the bearing being any different on S2 or S3 or classic range rovers! I’m a bit stuck. Any ideas? Suggestions? Or just general sarcasm and humour appreciated. Cheers

Quickest response ever. Thanks a lot Todd. Anything I need to be aware re swap? Looking at the books looks fairly straight fwd.

I owned a series three some time ago which had rangie diffs fitted. I have another truck now and want the same performance. I have located a pair of ten spline diffs from a 1990 rangie. Are these suitable? Thanks in anticipation. Cheers Mike

235/85 Insa Turbos fitted to a 300 tdi Disco. Whats the correct tyre pressure pse? Thanks.

Gota second hand alternator of a 2.5 Defender for £15.00 plus post and pkg if any good.

Thanks for the replies. Looks very much as if its a series one. Many thanks guys. Mike

Can anyone assist in ID this gearbox. I was told it was a 2a but the bellhousing holes dont align with the studs. Could it be a series one? Its got a dipstick on the main box and the word Marshall in raised print on transfer box. Thx Mike

What the fiddly bit consist of? Anythng I might need some parts for? Thx

I have the chance of buying a factory recond gearbox for a 2a. Its been sitting in a garage for almost 30 yrs! I know that the cluch mechanism is different and that the 2a has no synchro on 1st and 2nd gears. I understand the 2a boxes are better engineered than the series 3. My question is-Can I swap the bellhousing and clutch release mechanisms from the 3 to the 2a gearboxes? Everything looks OK but just wanted to check first. Cheers Mike

I have the chance of buying a factory recond gearbox for a 2a. Its been sitting in a garage for almost 30 yrs! I know that the cluch mechanism is different and that the 2a has no synchro on 1st and 2nd gears. I understand the 2a boxes are better engineered than the series 3. My question is-Can I swap the bellhousing and clutch release mechanisms from the 3 to the 2a gearboxes? Everything looks OK but just wanted to check first. Cheers Mike