Stag diff special tools

[38flyer]

Hi there new to the forum but not to Stags. I’m about to start a rebuild on my original 1976 diff. I’m trying beg steal or borrow, however more likely hire a pinion holding tool, if anyone can help please?
I’m based in the northwest but do get around the country to collect as opposed to post?
thanks
Graham

[dasadrew]

moved from technical section as it is not a guide for a job.

[38flyer]

To where can i ask?

[dasadrew]

Welcome to the Forum Graham

"where" is where it is now - in the SOC Forum general section. This is the right place to ask for help, although you may want to post a request in the "Wanted" section too, but it's fine here.

Drew

[38flyer]

Cheers and yes that’s not a bad shout, I’ll do it when I have the manual in front of me with the tool number

[thebadleys]

Graham there is a excellent article here https://socforum.com/forum/forum/sta...dy-diff-ratios which may help you.

Nigel

[dasadrew]

Graham there is a excellent article here https://socforum.com/forum/forum/sta...dy-diff-ratios which may help you.

Nigel

and of course in our never-used-nor-looked-at Technical Section is the upgraded version with larger pics !

[thebadleys]

Yup never looked at

[dasadrew]

[Wisey]

I'm in the process of fitting a refurbished diff, and spent the morning cleaning up the diff rear carrier. It has a thin plate spot welded to it's front edge. Does anyone know the funtion of this thin plate? I guess BL put it there for a reason, and looking on the googlenet, I see the new SOCTFL mounting plate has this plate spot welded in place. It seems the perfect place to trap water and rots itself away, I was about to launch my old rotten thin plate but am now cutting out a new one to replace it. Do I need to? Any thoughts on it's actual function?

Thanks in anticipation,

Steve

[davidf]

"Does anyone know the funtion of this thin plate? It seems the perfect place to trap water and rots itself away,"
There you are; you know the answer already

[rwdstag]

I have a spare one or at least I did have
I will look tomorrow
once shot blast and the new 3mm laser cut plat bolted to it is better than new

[elvimto]

This is a diff spreader that I made but you can get by without it. You don't have to open the casing much to remove the ring gear assembly. I also adapted a small floor jack to install the completed diff which made the job easier and a one man job.