P38A Help ! Catastrophic failure -ominous metallic clunking from rear

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On an old post by Wammers:(. the transfer box flange nut under the prop ,is 27lb foot 30s ok ,,,And on the wheel shaft retaining nut ,90lbs foot,,;) apr ,21st ,2010 post..
 
Hi Bob, do give us updates when you get a moment (as if...).
Fingers crossed etc and wishing you every success in sorting it out.

well, finally managed to get a 4-pin (fitted to the rear of 4.6L) but not from the upullit site…

car was stuffed in amongst 14 others, on gravel and sitting on its hubs.

there was no way I was going to get that easily (although I did get a bottom windscreen finisher and all the wee clips).

hot-footed it over to GEMM4x4 in Larbert where they had one but, oh my, what a battle…

it took 4 1/2 hours to liberate and wouldn’t have happened had the owner, George, not come to my rescue, a real gentleman and complete enthusiast. Much grinding later and I have the diff and it looks lovely -never ceases to surprise me how a rust-ridden shell can contain the most gorgeous, shiny goodies inside.

now to get it fitted, but that’s a job for tomorrow !

-Big shout out to anyone in the central belt who needs parts or advice, you could do a lot worse than talk to George at GEMM4x4 -he really know his onions
 
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well, finally managed to get a 4-pin (fitted to the rear of 4.6L) but not from the upullit site…
it took 4 1/2 hours to liberate and wouldn’t have happened had the owner, George, not come to my rescue, a real gentleman and complete enthusiast. Much grinding later and I have the diff and it looks lovely -never cease to surprise me how a rust-ridden shell can contain the most gorgeous, shiny goodies inside.
-Big shout out to anyone in the central belt who needs parts or advice, you could do a lot worse than talk to George at GEMM4x4 -he really know his onions
You are a hardy breed up there....this is good material for a film...!
 
SO awkwardbobs driving along,call him Bruce:rolleyes: im in passenger side, im tom ,he says" do you hear that "i say "no but i can smell your fear," he says" sounds like a uj ,dont be daft says i its a diff :eek: ..... then bruce goes on a quest to find one ,,,with explosions in the scrap yard n ,I have to rescues bruce whose broke a finger nail,and got some oil on his face,,,,,,,,:D:D:D:D:oops: any other suggestions,,,,might have a plane ,or helicopter o_O...
 
SO awkwardbobs driving along,call him Bruce:rolleyes: im in passenger side, im tom ,he says" do you hear that "i say "no but i can smell your fear," he says" sounds like a uj ,dont be daft says i its a diff :eek: ..... then bruce goes on a quest to find one ,,,with explosions in the scrap yard n ,I have to rescues bruce whose broke a finger nail,and got some oil on his face,,,,,,,,:D:D:D:D:oops: any other suggestions,,,,might have a plane ,or helicopter o_O...
Perhaps add in a scene where outside the scrapyard you are accosted by an angry mob (3 people with banners, 12 cameramen, 6 reporters, 24 policemen) - they are chanting that you should not wear Savile Row suits when stripping a poor defenceless diff from it's resting place. Or something similar.
 
SO awkwardbobs driving along,call him Bruce:rolleyes: im in passenger side, im tom ,he says" do you hear that "i say "no but i can smell your fear," he says" sounds like a uj ,dont be daft says i its a diff :eek: ..... then bruce goes on a quest to find one ,,,with explosions in the scrap yard n ,I have to rescues bruce whose broke a finger nail,and got some oil on his face,,,,,,,,:D:D:D:D:oops: any other suggestions,,,,might have a plane ,or helicopter o_O...
A love interest:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Perhaps add in a scene where outside the scrapyard you are accosted by an angry mob (3 people with banners, 12 cameramen, 6 reporters, 24 policemen) - they are chanting that you should not wear Savile Row suits when stripping a poor defenceless diff from it's resting place. Or something similar.
And to the end ,where bob"bruce"gets it all fixed and flys away,on a god dam plane with no god dam snakeso_O on holiday ,after finding his viscous coupling is in perfect working order,just the right tightness not to much slippage ,:rolleyes:,he lands and ( in a sean Connery voice) the names Bob, awkward bob,and gets the girls,,Me tom im left here with a broken leg ,jumping from one building to another:( cause i do all my own stunts,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,THE END....or is it :D:D:D.Stay tuned,,,no p38 were harmed in this production ,any names are coincidental and fictional,and not meant to cause offence....disclaimer..:rolleyes::D:D:D:D
 
And to the end ,where b ob"bruce"gets it all fixed and flys away,on a god dam plane with no god dam snakeso_O on holiday ,after finding his viscous coupling is in perfect working order,just the right tightness not to much slippage ,:rolleyes:,he lands and ( in a sean Connery voice) the names Bob, awkward bob,and gets the girls,,Me tom im left here with a broken leg ,jumping from one building to another:( cause i do all my own stunts,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,THE END....or is it :D:D:D.Stay tuned,,,no p38 were harmed in this production ,any names are coincidental and fictional,and not meant to cause offence....disclaimer..:rolleyes::D:D:D:D
Well you offended me, not much of a part tied up in a corner is it? Never got a chance to unleash my weapon.:mad::eek::D
 
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