Puma rear diff

[skoller]

Just took my 110 in for a 10k service (2 weeks ago)and asked them to listen to the rear diff noise.(its already been changed once) and yes it needs to be replaced again.When asked about replacement times they said I will let you know. After several calls to find out, they dont know when a replacement part will be available.1 Because Land Rover wont tell them or 2.the volcano ash has them held up. I thought these replacement parts were remachined in Australia. I am about to leave on a 3 month trip to WA and I need info from them so I can plan what to do.I received a call to day to say replacement part is arriving soon for someone else and he is booked in for the 5th of May. So if my part arrives who knows when I can be booked in for the work.
I think I might head off on my trip and let Land Rover Assist pay for any problems along the way.

[dullbird]

ours has been overhauled 3 times..never replaced

[skoller]

My first repair was probally just someone elses refubished diff centre and I guess when this repair happens it will be the same.I hope its ok to do my trip with the musical diff singing away.

[dullbird]

we drove ours to Melbourne and back and it was fine, although at the time was singing louder then the radio:D

[skoller]

Land Rover must have heard me having a whinge because the dealer called me today and said my diff can be tended to next tuesday.Now I can go on holidays with no worries (hopefully).

[spudboy]

Hmmm - OK - I thought it was a replacement part thing.

Mine has slowly got noisier, especially on overrun. Took it in before Xmas and they said they'd replace it when the parts came from the UK. Still waiting for them to arrive, so the old diff has to keep plugging on.

Must be some horrible supply problem for it to take such a long time, or they can't figure out a proper solution to the issue......

[rick130]

[SNIP]
or they can't figure out a proper solution to the issue......

I can suggest one, it's spelt S A L I S B U R Y :D

[one_iota]

I can suggest one, it's spelt S A L I S B U R Y :D

I'd have to agree.

This is probably the best example of the triumph of the Bean Counters over the Engineers at least in LR terms.

(This also applies to the later model Td5 versions as well...not just the Puma)

:)

[justinc]

Just done our second sals retrofit, 1X2005, and 1X 2004 Defender.

I'll continue to offer this as a solution to a disastrous rear differential debacle.


The other way to go about it is fit a D1 rear assembly, complete with ABS etc as it is just a simple bolt up. I would only do this for 110 though as the D1 diff is only 2 pin (Or fit it with a Tru Trac), I still believe a 130 needs that 4 pin salisbury for robustness.

JC

[jake]

G'day Justin,

Could you PM me on the price and what is involved. I have a 05 Def 110.
I would be interested in the sals.
May be coming back over to Hobart in the near future for family reasons and will come and see you.

Jake

[stig0000]

what is rong with the 4pin rears,,, iv never had a problem,, only ever front diffs,,, im on my 3rd fronf diff,, and not from wines,,:D:D it was more of a bang:(:D,, the rear has never given a prob, and its been out and i cheaked it over and it was fine,

[Scouse]

This also applies to the later model Td5 versions as well...not just the Puma

But the Td5's never had a noise issue.

Maybe the Puma model is that much quieter that you can hear the diff noise now :confused:.

[dullbird]

But the Td5's never had a noise issue.


Maybe the Puma model is that much quieter that you can hear the diff noise now :confused:.

hahahahah pull the other one:D

[one_iota]

Hi Scott,

My comment was more in relation to the dropping of the Salisbury from Defenders rather than the noisy Puma diff issue.

The quality issue with some of the diffs being installed in the Puma is a known issue:

Defender2 - View topic - PUMA rear diffs? (http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic1279.html?highlight=diff&start=15)

[Scouse]

The quality issue with some of the diffs being installed in the Puma is a known issueUmm, yeah I know:(.
The point I was getting at is that it's supposed to be the same diff as the Td5 but it suddenly becomes noisy once fitted to a Puma.

Hang on, do puma's (the animal) howl?
Maybe it's a design feature !!

[justinc]

Umm, yeah I know:(.
The point I was getting at is that it's supposed to be the same diff as the Td5 but it suddenly becomes noisy once fitted to a Puma.

Hang on, do puma's (the animal) howl?
Maybe it's a design feature !!

Thank goodness they didn't call it a COUGAR, all sorts of whining and squarking would've appeared....:wasntme::D

JC

[dullbird]

yeah and they would of come out with a leapod print paint scheme :D

I didn't realise that the TD5 shared the same rear dif as the Puma

However if my info is correct there could be an explanation for this, I believe production of diff parts such as crown an pinions were moved to another department and it became a quality issue

[Scouse]

I didn't realise that the TD5 shared the same rear dif as the Puma

The early Td5s had the regular Salisbury then they went to the Rover type diff. This carried over into the Pumas.

[dullbird]

what I meant was I didn't realise the the 4 pin diff carried over