Have you drained the diff yet to see what comes out? If the oil comes out clear (ie not metallic) its unlikely to be the diff. It is possible that the bolts holding the crown wheel have sheared, they are known to corrode if the diff is left standing with water in the bottom. If it is that I would still expect to see bits in the oil.
LZ courier service?
could do, be quicker if I just drove to get them which I would do if it was the onlyway to get it back on the road, it was more for the irony that the s3 was down there close to the diffs and I brought it all the way back here
I should have looked for diffs first
will ask on the Sussex FB group too.
the S3 just uses a "std" rover diff, I think, so any 10 spline LR rear diff should do.
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excellent, thx, will go for the local s1 diff and stick that on then refurb the existing diff if it is something simple like the crown wheel bolts.
had a look on the Ashcroft website at their reconditioned exchange diffs, I am sure they are top notch but I wouldn't want to lash out all that money when there are second hand ones around for £40
had a look on the Ashcroft website at their reconditioned exchange diffs, I am sure they are top notch but I wouldn't want to lash out all that money when there are second hand ones around for £40
before yu do that - let me ask the Sussex crowd
pm me yo addy.
how far are yu from Uckfield?
how far are yu from Uckfield?
I am in Littlehampton, must be less than 30 miles to ukcfield, I would rather go and collect it though (I assume it is a diff)
just been told std series diff is 4.7, not 3.54 . can yu check?
. can yu check?
steve2286w
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I’m not convinced it’s the diff as earlier you said you could drive as normal in Rear WD with handbrake on
This should mean diff ok if not it may be a 4wd issue and you’re in 4wd thinking you’re in 2wd
If selectors stuck as rob1miles suggested , An easy test for 4WD is just to jack one front wheel up , chock rear wheels, handbrake off, front wheel should spin, push down yellow knob for high4wd and wheel should not turn much, pull red lever back and watch yellow knob pop back up , push red lever forward and wheel should turn by hand , then pull red lever back for 4wdLo and wheel should lock again
This should mean diff ok if not it may be a 4wd issue and you’re in 4wd thinking you’re in 2wd
If selectors stuck as rob1miles suggested , An easy test for 4WD is just to jack one front wheel up , chock rear wheels, handbrake off, front wheel should spin, push down yellow knob for high4wd and wheel should not turn much, pull red lever back and watch yellow knob pop back up , push red lever forward and wheel should turn by hand , then pull red lever back for 4wdLo and wheel should lock again
Hicap phill
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i'll give that a whirl before I put it back on stands tomorrow, had to drop it down and move it back against the garage so my lad has somewhere to park when he gets back. However, when I dropped it back to the ground it seems to have stopped doing what it was doing yesterday.
excellent, thanks for the info. the diff is off a '55 '86 apparently. so if the rear diff is damaged/broken when i pull it off I shall go and get the other one tomorrow afternoon
