baitdigger

baitdigger

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Sorry if this has been done before but I couldnt find what I needed from a search.
I have a '97 Defender 110 with a salisbury axle and disk brakes The diff is very worn and I have obtained another Sailsbury axle from an earlier model 110. The exchange part has actually done less milage than my own and i have the opportunity to clean and paint it before putting it in. The axle that I have sourced had drum brakes and what I want to know is if I can swap the disks off my current axle and replace the drums with them? and if so what is involved.
Thanks in advance
 
baitdigger said:
Sorry if this has been done before but I couldnt find what I needed from a search.
I have a '97 Defender 110 with a salisbury axle and disk brakes The diff is very worn and I have obtained another Sailsbury axle from an earlier model 110. The exchange part has actually done less milage than my own and i have the opportunity to clean and paint it before putting it in. The axle that I have sourced had drum brakes and what I want to know is if I can swap the disks off my current axle and replace the drums with them? and if so what is involved.
Thanks in advance
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What is worn on the axle to need a change out????
 
Fur Trapper said:
What is worn on the axle to need a change out????
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When the rear axle is jacked up and the wheels are off I can turn the hub nearly half a turn before it engages the diff. There is a massive clunking and backlash between every gear change.
Before last year I had never changed a set of break pads so I thought swapping axles would be an easier option than for me to start playing with diffs which would be way beyond my current knowledge.
 
baitdigger said:
When the rear axle is jacked up and the wheels are off I can turn the hub nearly half a turn before it engages the diff. There is a massive clunking and backlash between every gear change.
Before last year I had never changed a set of break pads so I thought swapping axles would be an easier option than for me to start playing with diffs which would be way beyond my current knowledge.
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Ok! IMO It seems you lack in skills, you will learn in time this is OK. What I would do is have them fit it as IMO would be cheaper in the long run. Because you will run into additional expense's that you haven't thought of , you always do. Could be something as simple as a pinion bearing or a loose pinion retaining nut.
 
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