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donp38

Well-Known Member
Hi All.
this is a simple one.

after axle rebuild, fill up with oil and it comes straight out through the dowel alignment hole!
So.
Do it need to take apart and fix or can I plug the hole with a metal dowel and some gasket sealer?

thanks.
 
donp38 said:
Hi All.
this is a simple one.

after axle rebuild, fill up with oil and it comes straight out through the dowel alignment hole!
So.
Do it need to take apart and fix or can I plug the hole with a metal dowel and some gasket sealer?

thanks.
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which hole is that and where
 
yep..
going to sort a dowell and tap into place with some helps of some halomar or similar..
 
Just put a new Rover diff in the back of my SWB Series 3 yesterday, don't remember any dowel holes in either the axle or the diff casting, is this a Salisbury axle?
 
I think you might be better off removing the differential and fixing the entire joint. In my experience leaking from the little bit fixes tend not to last.
 
Citizen Kane said:
Just put a new Rover diff in the back of my SWB Series 3 yesterday, don't remember any dowel holes in either the axle or the diff casting, is this a Salisbury axle?
Click to expand...
They are on my series 2a (standard Rover axles and differentials)
 
So. The dowel is indeed missing. Put a screwdriver in and it goes through.
Can get dowel from DLR so will put that in with some black RTV and job should be good.
Many thanks.
 
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