limp home with a broken diff !!

[matbor]

Did anyone see the article in this month's 4WD Monthly (Issue : April 2004 Page : 161) in regards to putting your car into limp home mode if you blow a diff !!

As the article was written for a Toyo, just wondering how u would do it for a s1 v8 discovery, even though disco's never break down style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif ?

[Phoenix]

I have heard of somehting like that being used for series vehicles (I haven't seen the article), but I don't know about other vehicles.

Wouldn't you need to have a CDL locked?

[one_iota]

I haven't seen the article.

I read elsewhere that you completely remove the drive shaft to the offending diff or broken axle and with the cdl locked drive gingerly to the nearest workshop.

[HSVRangie]

After spitting the odd diff over rthe years.
Rear diff most likly to blow.

1: remove drive shaft.
2: remove axles.
3: remove diff centre.
4: remove broken pieces from diff.
5: refit diff centre.
6: refit axles.
7: lock centre diff and drive away.

Front same but more hassels.
remove drive shaft.
remove short axles.
plug axle holes
lock centre diff drive home.

Michael.

[one_iota]

Good advice Michael,

It is easy to get part of the story by hearsay or glib posts.

I hope I don't have to need it or am in NRMA (RACV) range if it happens.