sotal Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I've recently done the rear crank seal and rebuilt the gearbox, on a good note these aren't leaking yet. It has however highlighted the fact that other bits leak! When parked level nothing is leaking, when parked on a hill nose up the front diff is leaking, when parked on a hill nose down the rear diff is leaking. Both diffs leak from just behind where the prop connects. I've not touched these bits before - is it a simple fix or a pita? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_P Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 It's a straight forward job. There's an O-ring in them - behind the drive flange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantd5 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Sotal, this has been discussed here recently. Do give it a google search and you will get detailed pics on it. it's a straight forward job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Simple on a Rover diff, a little more care needed if the rear is a salisbury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hancock Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 There's an O-ring in them - behind the drive flange. Since when??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotal Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Sotal, this has been discussed here recently. Do give it a google search and you will get detailed pics on it. it's a straight forward job. If everything was found via google this place would be very quiet. I appreciate what you are saying but my first port of call was to search on here for "diff leak" in the Series Forum. I went back to mid 2009 in the results without finding anything relevant. So I guessed that this forum lacked this information. Therefore if the forum lacks the information surely it makes sense to ask on here about it so that the fourm can grow? I get fed up with responses such as "look elsewhere", or "search google", Even if I see simple questions from other members I try to answer them as it makes the forum more friendly and increases the actvity which keeps a forum going Simple on a Rover diff, a little more care needed if the rear is a salisbury. Thanks it's a Rover diff - I've found some info via google as per dantd5's suggestion. It looks like it's either just a seal to replace which looks nice and simple or a bearing as well. If the bearings start to wear they move and destroy the seals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Tech archive has a thread on replacing the diff pinion oil seal. It's on a Defender, but they are all pretty-much the same method to replace. http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=7903 Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_P Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Since when??? Like in the example given by Les? The seal is called an "O-Ring", right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hancock Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 The seal is called an "O-Ring", right? No, an oil seal is an oil seal, an O ring is a different beast entirely, usually used for sealing sliding non rotating shafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_P Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Oh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotal Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Tech archive has a thread on replacing the diff pinion oil seal. It's on a Defender, but they are all pretty-much the same method to replace. http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=7903 Les. Absolutley perfect, that is now added to my todo list, fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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