Need advice.
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I've been in nearly your same situation. I blew the rear diff in the middle of nowhere. One of the pins actually started to go through the top outside part of the diff housing. I took off the rear driveshaft and limped it out with the center diff locked. Luckily I was with a friend with a Defender that towed me through a couple of rough bits on the way back when I only had front wheel drive. Rear gears/axles made bad noises the whole way home - probably 20 miles or so - but I made it. Replaced the entire rear axle assembly with a used unit. Planning on getting an Ashcroft locker soon.
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I've been in nearly your same situation. I blew the rear diff in the middle of nowhere. One of the pins actually started to go through the top outside part of the diff housing. I took off the rear driveshaft and limped it out with the center diff locked. Luckily I was with a friend with a Defender that towed me through a couple of rough bits on the way back when I only had front wheel drive. Rear gears/axles made bad noises the whole way home - probably 20 miles or so - but I made it. Replaced the entire rear axle assembly with a used unit. Planning on getting an Ashcroft locker soon.
I have a tendency to consider the worst case scenario rather than taking it from the simplest onward. Thanks for all your help, It's a great forum.
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Richard Gallant (05-09-2021)
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Good advice. I bought 2 hubs from Atlantic British not sure they're the highest quality? Planning on down sizing from 37's to 35's since I agree too much stress on everything.
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