Thanks Cabby.
Well had a few hrs today in the shed
Degreased the subbie and pressure washed enough of the rubbish off to prep for welding.
And when waiting for the degreaser to soak in put the speedo drive back together.
Then I finally started on the diff
As normal, when I pulled the sun gears out and removed the output, the fibre thrust washer was snapped in half on one side, and in this pic you can see whats left of the other side
Also the bearing I removed had lost the bearing cage at some stage.
This Diff was about to go BANG, and I think I caught it just in time
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Also you can see the brass thrust washers that I salvaged from the diff of a 3 speed crash box. These don't break
Now, a question?,
A few diffs Ive done up have the sun gear thrust turning on the diff body and wearing into it.
I have an idea
The new thrust are supplied with a tab that should be cut off for pre Rover Box's. But, if straightened out, the end of the tab will rest against the crown wheel and stop it from rotating and wearing into the the Diff cage.
Similarly, the other end you could drill and fit a scrivet to stop that end.
What do you think, can it work?
Halfpint