Thread: Bolt head in rear diff..

Originally Posted by Summiitt

Thanks, Ill pull the diff out in the morning, definitely crown wheel bolts. its at 200,000k of hard off road and towing, so I think I will go an Ashcroft conversion, but will renew all CW bolts in the mean time.
Are there any Ashcroft diffs available in the country or are they an order in from OS?

I thought I saw an Ashcroft locker box on the shelves at KLR Auto last week.
Re CW & P, I have a couple of spare pairs I bought after breaking my P38A rear diff. Having spares in the garage meant I’d never need ‘em.

I had to go to KLR Automotive today and I checked. Yes, they have Ashcroft lockers on the shelf. Two different styles, ASHATB and an air locker.

Originally Posted by p38arover

I thought I saw an Ashcroft locker box on the shelves at KLR Auto last week.
Re CW & P, I have a couple of spare pairs I bought after breaking my P38A rear diff. Having spares in the garage meant I’d never need ‘em.

Yeah Ron, that seems to be a rare phenomenon.

My young bro bought one of those standby battery starter things. When I asked if he'd given it a Test Try he reckoned that now he's got it it's a guarantee that he'll never have a flat battery ever again, so he wasn't going tp push his luck beforehand. He is confident it will work one day.

But he drives a J**P thing so what would he know?

@summitt - make it so.

i put Loctite onto the crown wheel as well as the bolts after mine sheared all the bolts off.
The original bolts are very high tensile so reorder genuine if fitting original diff. centre

Ian
Bittern

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Were the bolts sheared (failed between C/W & carrier) or the heads detached? Which would most likely be due to overtensionedor faulty bolts.

The heads had sheared off, all of the threads were still in the CW/P

Was it clunking between forward and reverse? I had an E locker fitted in mine a few weeks ago and after the replacement it no longer has a clunk from the diff that had developed over the last 20,000K or so. I didn't do anything about it as I knew I was getting a locker, but the fitter said that they didn't notice anything untoward when they disassembled it.
Oddly enough my diff has the Disco 1 style axles with the drive flange on the axle and I had exactly the same clunk on my Disco 1 that the dealer rebuilt the diff on under warranty.

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by Tote

Was it clunking between forward and reverse? I had an E locker fitted in mine a few weeks ago and after the replacement it no longer has a clunk from the diff that had developed over the last 20,000K or so. I didn't do anything about it as I knew I was getting a locker, but the fitter said that they didn't notice anything untoward when they disassembled it.
Oddly enough my diff has the Disco 1 style axles with the drive flange on the axle and I had exactly the same clunk on my Disco 1 that the dealer rebuilt the diff on under warranty.

Regards,
Tote

Hi Mate,
Yes it was clucking backwards and forwards, about 40,000km ago!! I thought it was rear control arms, so replaced, and it gradually disappeared..cant believe it held on for so long and didn't destroy anything, given what it does for a living.. now its got all its bolts in, I can't believe how much play was in it!!
Hows your Elocker? I'm looking at the Harrop as my bearings will need replacing given the metal in the oil, thought I might as well do the lot..who fitted it?