oops . . . diff go boom

[muddymesser]

had a little problem afew weeks back with my rear diff . . . only 7 bolts came loose on the crown wheel and it only sheered the remaining 3 on it

oh and broke a chunk off the diff aswell

just until i can get a new diff ive just fitted new bolts and welded the heads so they dont come loose

luckily i was just around the corner from my workshop when it went so i just put it in 4wd and carried on

[HuwJones]

Oh dear! That looks nasty! I've seen a prop shaft come off and smash a gearbox housing to pieces. A bit bigger than a SJ one though, it was 5 ft long and 6 inches in diameter, now that made a horrible noise. Sounded like £7K being chewed up !

[muddymesser]

ouch . . . atleast i know the diff wont cost too much when i come to buy one