help needed: Differential Seals

[caligarinet]

Can anyone tell me how to removereplace the seal between the driveshaft and the differential?

Mine appears to have a slight gash in it about 1cm long.

 

Differential is currently out of the car, so might be an idea to replace it now.

 

Advice on best place to source a new seal would be appreciated also.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Paul W

 

 

Scottish Sevens

 

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[Beelzebub]

I did the seals on my G33 diff which is virtually identical to the Caterham unit. From memory the seals are prised out from the outside. I used a tyre lever to remove mine. I turned up a plastic drift to make sure they went back in straight again. The Ford part number is written in incredibly small writing inside the seal. I ordered mine thru halfrauds who had them in the next day.

 

I should have said. I'm assuming that this is a Caterham we're talking about ? If it is'nt & you've got bolted driving flanges that connect up to the driveshafts you'll have to remove these first. If this is the case, undo the cover off the back of the diff, pop the circlips off the ends of the splined shafts allowing them to be removed. Then attack the seals 😬

 

Dave.

[caligarinet]

Thanks Dave, much appreciated.

 

Good guess at it being a Caterham

 

I'll give it a go tomorrow and see how I get on.

 

Thanks again, Paul W

 

 

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