cookie64 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 hi all the other day whilst hitting some particularly tricky greenlanes my friend managed to snap his front axle casing. i have found a nice looking replacement on fleabay that ends this evening but in the description says 94-onwards and his is a 91 my questions are: Is there a difference pre and post 94? if so what are the differences? thanks tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Don't quote me but it was around that time that they changed from narrow radius arms to wider ones. The later axle casing will fit an earlier vehicle but you will need the radius arms to match. Otherwise I think the swivels/diff/shafts etc can swap straight over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie64 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 ooo narrow to wide thats one i hadnt though of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 wasnt '94 the year they changed to 24 spline diffs? or am i just pondering over nothing again? if so it doesent matter as long as you get a complete axle, or his current one is 24 spline. p.s. how did he manage to SNAP an axle????? that deserves some serious points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie64 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 i dont think he deserves any points every time i see his truck i point out things that are about to break and he ignores me, they then break haha the morning before we went out i said your axle is F-in knackerd start looking for a replacement, his response was "errr it'll be ok" what happened?? it snapped just next to the panhard rod mounting internals dont matter as long as the case fits im hopeing to reuse his internals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie64 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 just had a mooch online and narrow arms are aparently 38mm wide while wide arms are 45mm wide, the change over from narrow to wide was in late 1993 do you think it would be ok to use narrow arms in a wide casing if i were to whip up some spacers on the lathe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 i have a narrow gap axle casing at home, with radius arms to suit IIRC if that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie64 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 discomikey i have replyed to you in my wanted ad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 If that's all that's snapped you can buy new brackets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie64 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 its the tube of the axle casing that has failed not the actual bracket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyninety Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I have a complete axle here, with later style wide radius arms. 24 spline. £100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Idris Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 There are 6 and 7 bolt axels for the Prefix 'A' axel and the Prefix 'B' axel, where the chrome ball bolts on. (two bolts at bottom instead of one) The 'A' is narrow bushes. No idea when what did how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie64 Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Ooo that's more info to the mix idris I'll have to get under and count his bolts and then count mine I think he has narrow and I have wide radius arms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Errr, Team Idris... I think you're getting confused with Series which are 6 bolt. My early front axle is 7 bolt as, I believe, are all coilers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Yours is early for a 90 Ross, don't forget there had been coiler axles around for 15years before your car was built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I realise that, but still not come across 6 bolt swivel balls other than on series. Happy to be corrected though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I realise that, but still not come across 6 bolt swivel balls other than on series. Happy to be corrected though? They changed from 6 to 7 bolt in the mid to late 80s - I think around 1989 on RRCs. It's often overlooked that RRC were around in the early 70s ! My 1980 RRC had 6 bolt and my 1989 RRC had 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 They changed from 6 to 7 bolt in the mid to late 80s - I think around 1989 on RRCs. It's often overlooked that RRC were around in the early 70s ! My 1980 RRC had 6 bolt and my 1989 RRC had 7. Interesting. Thanks Dave... that's my something new learnt for today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 think it was only RRC 2 door (pretty much i dont know the exact change dates or models etc) that had the 6 bolt coiler swivels. incidentally its what made my disk conversion so much more doable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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