Date:    Mon, 4 Jun 90 14:05:14 PDT
From:    al@Eng.Sun.COM (Alan Lancendorfer)
To:      al@Eng.Sun.COM, caloccia@sw.stratus.com
cc:      lro@stratus.com

Subject: Re: Rover Parts


Thanks for the list.  I had a similar problem with my rear drive train
but it wasn't that severely abused.  I lost an axle shaft (right) and
when I got the differential out I noticed the pins holding the spider
gears on the shafts were comming out. I put it all back together and
about 6 months later I broke the left shaft.  On the next rebuild I 
locktighted the pins in and replaced both axels at once and so far
haven't had any more problems.  Good luck,
                           A.L.
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>
>Hi Alan,
>	As I posted earlier, I've spent a bunch of money at DAP, and some
>at AB.  At this point in time, I'm looking for a Rear End for my '69 88",
>and I'll probably trek up to Rovers North, as they have some used stock.
>
>The diff died last weekend  when a small spider and the pin for the spiders
>broke in half, and there was some damage to other gear faces...
>
>[2100 lb. trailer + HILL, mumble-mumble other (bozo)drivers passed me to beat
>me to a STOP sign, I had to STOP on the hill, and SNAP, (not even any weird
>noises), put the Rover in 4wd-Low and made it to our destination which was the
>top of the hill, 1/2 mile away.]
>
>Suffice to say that the autopsy revealed a history of abuse, with the
>carrier's holes for the spider-gear pin being oval, and evidence of rust on
>the face of the spiders. A rear-end lubricant change soon after I got the
>vehicle indicated that there may be problems with it, not to mention that
>a previous owner/mechanic put in the drive shaft with the yokes out of phase..
.
>
>
>			-bill
>