Early diff under my 88"

[Lost Landy]

While striping down my 1958 88" I noticed the front diff didnt look "right" So i pulled the entire assembley out, it appears to be an early long nose diff with numbers 867826 stamped on it. Ive contacted the former owner & he didnt fit it so hes going to chat to the guy he got it of from, as you never know the reast of the 80" that the diff came could be waiting to be rediscovered.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

That is a very late 1949 housing - the last 1949 being 8667920 although there may well have been more assemblies built. If you are wondering the second position "6" was never stamped in any of the assemblies only the chassis and car number. So the assemblies have a 6 digit number while 1949 cars and chassis have a 7 digit number.

The diff would be of use to anyone with any of the pressed firewall 80" models up untill mid 1950.

Diana

[chris1983rangie]

so a mid (May) 1950 80inch LR had wide springs at the front and narrow springs at the rear?

testing my knowledge

chris.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

so a mid (May) 1950 80inch LR had wide springs at the front and narrow springs at the rear?

testing my knowledge

chris.

No I didn't say that.

Yes to the layman's eye it would appear that way from Lost Landy's image, however if you take a discerning look you will see that it has the 88" Landy's springs with a narrow spring plate on the housing.

But you already knew that didn't you!

Diana

BTW: did you also notice that the entire housing is off-set to the right?

[chris1983rangie]

i kind of knew it but wasnt quite sure,

thats why i asked the question because I had a look at an 80" last year on a friends property it was a 53 model (not 50, oops!)


oh yeah ......looking at the pic again it is offset to the right! if that was on a moving vehicle wouldnt it crab walk? (drive slightly side ways & not exactly straight)
sometimes i see cars on the road doing that! could the springs move between the u-bolts, especially if there's no guide pin?

cheers,

chris

[JDNSW]

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sometimes i see cars on the road doing that! could the springs move between the u-bolts, especially if there's no guide pin?

cheers,

chris

A worn head, or more likely, head broken off, on the centre bolt will allow the axle to move on the spring. Not uncommon, used to see it a lot more, when most cars had leaf springs at least on the rear. It results from allowing the U-bolts to work loose. Series maintenance instructions include checking the U-bolts every service.

Incidentally, I note in the latest LROI that Dunsfold now have the narrow springs to original spec - for 150pounds each.

John

[chazza]

Incidentally, I note in the latest LROI that Dunsfold now have the narrow springs to original spec - for 150pounds each.

John

A good price.

I paid about $800 for a pair in Perth.

[Lost Landy]

Hi all JDnsw was correct the drivers side centre bolt head had totaly coroided away alowing the diff housing to move about.