Thread: My little Series 2

I would re-furb anyway. They are incredibly easy to work on compared to fronts. The housing is the only thing thats different, bu the guts (Diff and axles) can be used. The seals are cheap and easy to fit (assuming they are the correct OD unlike mine that I had to shave off .5 mm to fit).

The oil can be either the axle seal and/or the brake cylinders leaking.

PS: I have made numerous rookie mistakes myself! I have a few posts admitting to this... part of the learning curve

Originally Posted by tibbsy

Refurbished diff is ready!! Transplant soon.

Started to look at the rear lights, brake light no issue, rear indicator will take a little more work...

Some eagle eye here should have picked up that its a LWB rear diff housing ,
Easy to see the Spring perches are not below the bump stops in above photo, as they are on a SWB housing. TBH I didn't notice, despite having moved the spring perches on a Salisbury to fit one into a SWB !!

Lol - yep, BUT I only noticed the difference on mine when I was looking at how to mount the rear shocks... realising they didnt have the lower brace as its fixed to the housing itself. It was then the 'lights went on' for me

Well can you people pay more attention...stop my next stupid mistake????

Originally Posted by tibbsy

Well can you people pay more attention...stop my next stupid mistake????

This is how u learn to work on land rovers... we all make mistakes

I find that if I can put something on backwards, I do!

Tonight I fitted to new front propshaft without a hitch!
Although I did notice a couple of missing nuts on the rear diff while I was underthere. My explain the leaking diff (well at least one of the leaks)

New rear propshaft on the way, but I think I'll diff leak first!

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

I find that if I can put something on backwards, I do!

yep,, we're used to it now though