DaninLids
Member
Hi,
I had the pleasure of doing Cam High Road at the weekend and then heading north and going the back way to Hawes. If you've done that way you'll know there's a dirty great stone step (as featured in LRM a couple of issues back) that isn't the easiest of downhills to negotiate. Just after this is about a mile or so of really rough ground and I was listening to rocks pinging off my diffs and watching the 90 in front of me getting a rough time on the diffs.
So I bought a pair of diff guards from Paddocks - for traditional 90 axles. They look pretty tidy - however how would you go about getting them on? They seem very very tight (very) - even when the two allen key bolts are totally undone. In fact it seems like the only way to get them on is to use a hammer/mallet.
Here they are: LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER FRONT AND REAR DIFF GUARDS | eBay
Has anyone fitted some themselves? Am I right in thinking they need a proper bang to get them on?
I suppose it is conceivable that I have the wrong size but they do seem like they are pretty much spot on - just that they don't slip over in the gratifying way I thought they would (prior to tightening). Cheers.
I had the pleasure of doing Cam High Road at the weekend and then heading north and going the back way to Hawes. If you've done that way you'll know there's a dirty great stone step (as featured in LRM a couple of issues back) that isn't the easiest of downhills to negotiate. Just after this is about a mile or so of really rough ground and I was listening to rocks pinging off my diffs and watching the 90 in front of me getting a rough time on the diffs.
So I bought a pair of diff guards from Paddocks - for traditional 90 axles. They look pretty tidy - however how would you go about getting them on? They seem very very tight (very) - even when the two allen key bolts are totally undone. In fact it seems like the only way to get them on is to use a hammer/mallet.
Here they are: LAND ROVER 90 DEFENDER FRONT AND REAR DIFF GUARDS | eBay
Has anyone fitted some themselves? Am I right in thinking they need a proper bang to get them on?
I suppose it is conceivable that I have the wrong size but they do seem like they are pretty much spot on - just that they don't slip over in the gratifying way I thought they would (prior to tightening). Cheers.