Thread: Oil leak, Axel/diff or swiver housing?

Hang over,

Be very careful about these bolts. I'm assuming by the pic and what I can see in your AVATAR that you have a 2 door RR? they have less bolts holding the swivel housing on, and they DO stretch and BREAK after serious offroading with big tyres and big impacts.
If they were loose, they have probably stetched.
I would also suggest that if you tighten them up, you may risk stretching them to the point of breaking as they are the imperial equivalent of a 10.9 grade metric bolt in tensile strength. These don't like to be stretched, they have a high yield point but NO tolerance to elongation.

Any early RR used for serious offroad work should have new bolts fitted if in doubt, (3/8UNF HT AFAIR)as the age and use of these vehicles will suggest a fatigue failure is quite possible. These are the only item holding the wheel/ hub assembly to the vehicle.....

Later RR and County etc went to 10.9 grade metric 10mm, and added extra bolt and the bottom 3 were close together to add strength.

JC

Hang over,

Be very careful about these bolts. I'm assuming by the pic and what I can see in your AVATAR that you have a 2 door RR? they have less bolts holding the swivel housing on, and they DO stretch and BREAK after serious offroading with big tyres and big impacts.
If they were loose, they have probably stetched.
I would also suggest that if you tighten them up, you may risk stretching them to the point of breaking as they are the imperial equivalent of a 10.9 grade metric bolt in tensile strength. These don't like to be stretched, they have a high yield point but NO tolerance to elongation.

Any early RR used for serious offroad work should have new bolts fitted if in doubt, (3/8UNF HT AFAIR)as the age and use of these vehicles will suggest a fatigue failure is quite possible. These are the only item holding the wheel/ hub assembly to the vehicle.....

Later RR and County etc went to 10.9 grade metric 10mm, and added extra bolt and the bottom 3 were close together to add strength.

JC
Justin, we must be twins.
My sentiments exactly.
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Hang over,

Be very careful about these bolts. I'm assuming by the pic and what I can see in your AVATAR that you have a 2 door RR? they have less bolts holding the swivel housing on, and they DO stretch and BREAK after serious offroading with big tyres and big impacts.
If they were loose, they have probably stetched.
I would also suggest that if you tighten them up, you may risk stretching them to the point of breaking as they are the imperial equivalent of a 10.9 grade metric bolt in tensile strength. These don't like to be stretched, they have a high yield point but NO tolerance to elongation.

Any early RR used for serious offroad work should have new bolts fitted if in doubt, (3/8UNF HT AFAIR)as the age and use of these vehicles will suggest a fatigue failure is quite possible. These are the only item holding the wheel/ hub assembly to the vehicle.....

Later RR and County etc went to 10.9 grade metric 10mm, and added extra bolt and the bottom 3 were close together to add strength.

JC
Justin, we must be twins.
My sentiments exactly.
Regards Philip A

JC

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Justin, we must be twins.

Who is DeVito and who is Arnie?

Originally Posted by p38arover

Who is DeVito and who is Arnie?

I haven't met PhillipA but as you know Ron, I am about 4ft tall....and 3 foot wide.....

JC

And I am 6ft 3 ins and 115Kg. ( All Muscle ahem, or used to be).
AND my ancestry is German -Swiss.
I'llll be baaaack.
Regards Philip A