ok i have my front diff out and all in pieces ready to slot the swivel balls and bracing the housing..
as per my previous statements about stronger diff options i have been discussing with a friend about "pegging" the rover diff centre for those that dont know its placing slight pressure on the crown wheel by putting 2 bolts down through the casing and a phosphor bronze pad that touches the back of the crown wheel where it contacts the pinion there is some info on ashcroft site for those that are interested.
ok but heres my thoughts on this:
1.i am wondering if it is worth doing as its alot of work and in the end i am probably left with a piece of s##t still
2.im not sure how to place the pad down there near the crown wheel as it looks like it will be a guessing game??
3.as said before im probably trying to make crap into gold!!!
4.then again this idea has been used in the UK in competition use and 40" tyres without fail i have been told.
5.all this will cost say $1200 for locker whilst its out,$100 in material for pegging,$100 for bracing material,if i cannot figure out how to set the diff up well that will cost to get someone to do that im guessing,im planning on running the standard cv's and axles until i snap one then it would be rovertracks going in which will be another what $1200?? thats already at $2600 and in the end its still a rover diff.
6.when pulling everything apart everything is marked with white and yellow paint things such as cv's have white paint on them the diff housing has white paint marks on it the inside of the swivel balls also have yellow paint on them does anyone know what this may mean? im asuming its just factory markings?
7.i have been seeing crate diffs from america that look indestructible and are using stuff such as dana60 etc etc and there around the $2000-$3500 mark maybe they might be worth looking at?
sorry about the length of this :angel:
