Rover diff teeth wear

Hi all,

I'm planning to rebuild a front diff off a Defender, but fit a LS Ashcroft's core in. Previous owner thought it would be a good idea to pack the axle with grease (or maybe it's just ancient oil?) and as a result, three bearings were in bits. The casing and crownwheel look good, but I wanted some opinions on the state of the pinion. At first glance it looks fine but on closer inspection you can see some uneven wear on the teeth. I hope it's visible in the attached pictures. I would love to just fit HD pinion and crownwheel from Ashcroft's, but I couldn't justify the total cost to myself, so I would like to stick with these if possible.

Let me know what you think,
Matt

Ive got ashcrofts lsd diffs, no way id fit a new lsd & refit that old pinion. Fit a new pinion & crown wheel an get it pegged
which will stop the crown wheel & pinion riding on each other under load & stop the worn edges where does all the
worn metal particles go....

kevstar said:

Ive got ashcrofts lsd diffs, no way id fit a new lsd & refit that old pinion. Fit a new pinion & crown wheel an get it pegged
which will stop the crown wheel & pinion riding on each other under load & stop the worn edges where does all the
worn metal particles go....

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Have you had them fitted on your old but good pinion and crown wheel or got new ones or got the HD ones that Ashcrofts sell for ~200 quid?

Maat said:

Have you had them fitted on your old but good pinion and crown wheel or got new ones or got the HD ones that Ashcrofts sell for ~200 quid?

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Nope I got complete new hd units, front is a 4 pin & rear has lsd. Just bought another D1 with a locker in the rear, I will remove
the diff pan next week & see whats in there.
Remove the diff pan your thinking yer its got hd weld on diff pans front & rear.