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incisor
9th March 2007, 01:18 AM
what with the 2 X's painted on front diffs?

both the disco and the fender both have these painted o the diffs... whats the significance, anyone know?
D110V8D
9th March 2007, 01:32 AM
I've never seen it before.....:confused:


Both of yours (Disco and Fender) are 95 model....Is there a link there for some reason?

My Fender was 95.....No "X"'s on front diff though.
Mick-Kelly
9th March 2007, 02:21 AM
X marks the spot, have to come round this weekend if its cool for that chasis.
cheers
Mick
sclarke
9th March 2007, 06:44 AM
Ahhhhh the old X.....

I once asked a guy, who told me it was to mark the spot where he buried his treasure. But his parrot kept annoying me with its screeching and he complained of not being able to walk on sand with a wooden leg.....

Has anyone ever thought that the traditional pirate would be stuffed in real life??? how does a Pirate walk on the sand when he stops to bury his treasure?????
Is this worth creating a new thread over????
camel_landy
9th March 2007, 06:48 AM
Ahhhhh the old X.....

I once asked a guy, who told me it was to mark the spot where he buried his treasure. But his parrot kept annoying me with its screeching and he complained of not being able to walk on sand with a wooden leg.....

Has anyone ever thought that the traditional pirate would be stuffed in real life??? how does a Pirate walk on the sand when he stops to bury his treasure?????
Is this worth creating a new thread over????

You bin drinking again??? ;)

M
p38arover
9th March 2007, 08:59 AM
My D1 was steam cleaned yesterday. When I got it back, I noticed the X as well on mine. The yellow filler plugs indicates, I think, that one-shot grease is in the swivels.

Ron
langy
9th March 2007, 09:23 AM
Correctamundo Mr B....and I too had an x painted on my the front diff(MA built 3/94). I've since painted over it, but I'm perplexed as to why it was there in the first place.
Do you have pics yet of the new arrival?
UncleHo
9th March 2007, 09:25 AM
G'day Incisor :)

It might be worth giving MR a ring, as it would be some type of code for diff/axle configeration, similar to what Ron suggested;)


Hey, the old smileys are back:)
incisor
9th March 2007, 10:23 AM
a lot will come back if you hit "Control-F5"
Wortho
9th March 2007, 10:52 AM
I've got a 95 disco and it's got the cross too. alot of rover diffs seem to have it????????
100I
9th March 2007, 08:20 PM
One particular machine I deal with at work gets a spot of one of four colours on the pumpkin as a quick ID of the diff ratio on the line.
Mebbe something similar? Was there a choice?
sclarke
9th March 2007, 08:21 PM
Pirates i'm telling you....
waynep
9th March 2007, 08:40 PM
Pirates i'm telling you....


Yaaaar .......

aaar aaaar ..........to completely steal the thread

...... ( but more interesting ..look down the bottom )

http://www.yaaarrr.com/
ladas
9th March 2007, 08:53 PM
Do you have a mark on the plastic level/fill plug as well ???

I always thought they were there to be aligned - so you didn't overtighten the plastic plug

............but then again I may have been drinking as much as sclarke:D :D :D :D
p38arover
9th March 2007, 08:57 PM
Do you have a mark on the plastic level/fill plug as well ???

I always thought they were there to be aligned - so you didn't overtighten the plastic plug

............but then again I may have been drinking as much as sclarke:D :D :D :D

Plastic plugs should be tossed and replaced with real plugs.

Ron