Somehow the idea of using a roll pin to retain a diff cross-shaft seems a bit naff - the Rover diff uses roll pins to hold the adjuster locks in place (as a hinge pin IIRC), but those take hardly any load.
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Somehow the idea of using a roll pin to retain a diff cross-shaft seems a bit naff - the Rover diff uses roll pins to hold the adjuster locks in place (as a hinge pin IIRC), but those take hardly any load.
Many makes use circlips,having the guts come apart because of this type of issue is very common across the board. Pat
Yeh maybe bad choice of words. But the amount of random stuff that has been replaced in my 3 years is a little embarrassing for LR I would think. I have beed flat bedded a couple times in 3 years. And the tow truck out of Birdsville at $330p/h I was not going to argue with LR with who should pay if required. A rear diff fail on a car les than 3 years old is darn right discussing if not pathetic in my book. Fail, clunk, explode all a bit the same same really. But yes explode does seem a little excited.Quote:
Originally Posted by n plus one
Jason -Quote:
Originally Posted by newhue
I think 'explode' was a good choice as it indicated your true state of ****** frustration. You could hardly report that you experienced an operational malfunction linked to the drive train and centred at the point of power transfer utilising hypoid gearing (or some-such).
That's part of the problem, they aren't hypoid but centre spiral bevel......Quote:
Originally Posted by Jode
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Considering how many P38 diffs are in vehicles dating back 15 years or so you'd think there would be a long list of unhappy owners out there but there isn't.If you do the type of driving that breaks diffs simply fit an Ashcrofts center,simple. Pat
On the bright side, they are more efficient than hypoid.:angel:Quote:
Originally Posted by rick130
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Originally Posted by Jode
IIRC "they" have had made their experience on this topic. I think that Rover had roll pins - or was it a split pin? - in the diff´s cross pin back in the times of the SII and earlier.
Early RRCs must have had them, too. Cannot recall completely what went wrong. Think it was wear in the hole of the carrier and the cross pin starting to move. This eventually sheared and the cross pin was tossed out of the carrier.
I think the circlip was an improvement.
But again, not sure I remember all that correctly. Never had any failure other than of the halfshaft (and even this only on leaf sprung LR).