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Originally Posted by jimmy
Just rebuilt my rear diff - was in a bit of a state I have to say.
 
It's done a few meetings, Tiverton, Bury, Southport etc.. It was actually still very smooth with the (kanzen) ceramic balls, but looked a bit horrific - still being as lazy as I am I only rebuilt it because I was cleaning the car up for some photos this weekend.
Aaaaanyway, I've seen those 'diff covers' that you can apparently buy, so I quickly made my own on the plotter. The sizes I did are 35 outer 21mm inner diameter. I could have come in tighter on the diff halves I guess.
Leigh or Colin, if you want some you're more than welcome to a few sets for all your help.
I've got no idea how effective these would be, but might be worth a try - though maybe I should have done them in a fancy colour just to stand out from the crowd! ?   |
Hi guys,
Whilst building a 501x for a friend I was a bit concerned about the dirt in the diff problem, my thoughts on sealing this was to find an o-ring that would fit over the gap between the outer edge of the outdrive and the pulley (covering the gap that exposes the diff balls). You will need a slight bit of even pressure on the o-ring whilst running a small amount of superglue on the inner side of the o-ring glueing it to the outdrive (careful not to let superglue run into the diff), you will also need a small amount of diff lube on the pulley side of the o-ring as it will be rubbing on the pulley. You may even be able to glue the o-ring whilst the outdrive is apart.
Anyway Hope this helps and let us know if it works : )
omen1975