Thread: Clearance under Salisbury diff?

Everyone here has said what I was going to, but a quick part fix - if your diff does drag is to cut it down as the Sals has approx 50mm drag effect.



This is a quick job. I used a slim blade so no excess heat was generated to cook the housing seal.
I cut a slight angle downwards from the front after this pic so it would slide better.
The first one of these I ground away till the housing matched the coverplate but it then wept small amounts of oil due to excess heat effect.

An update to this thread A Salisbury with a Brazilian..... abaddonxi linked to is that Rockcrusher changed their name to 'Solid Axles' (and covers)
AFAIK these are still cast and made here in Australia, and it solves the chronic cover weep that occurs with the stock cover when you chop it, and the potential for it to peel away when dragged.

Get yourself one of these guards
helps slide over and protects the uni at the yoke.

Reduce clearance further again

Originally Posted by DeeJay

Hehe, they're only hands, "they grow back, right"

G'day weeds. I had the same problem with my original tyres in getting hung up everywhere so I put on 255/85 BFG muddies and they do help a little but unfortunately these are almost considered a small tyre as 35's seem to be the norm among our japanese counterparts. So I'm finding I need to winch a fair bit more these days, due to ruts and bogholes becoming deeper, which I find a bit frustrating. But I s'pose it's all good fun!
Cheers
(now where did I leave those lockers and portal axles?)

Yep portal axles are the go

Originally Posted by rovercare

Hehe, they're only hands, "they grow back, right"

Pot & Kettle ??

U mean fingers that's only a 4" job, the 9" grinder is for hands, neck etc..