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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Lugslandrovers on November 10, 2007, 20:18:26

Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Lugslandrovers on November 10, 2007, 20:18:26: Bought a set of seconhand QT diff guards for my disco. Think they came of Classic Rangie and told they would fit.
Managed to get the front on after a bit of cutting to get the Bl---dy heavy lead weight on.
Put the rear on and it hit the bolts on the drive shaft coupling.
Looks as if i need to do a lot of cutting down and welding to shorten it at the front.
Any Ideas Please
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Guardian. on November 10, 2007, 20:22:51: not off a rangey then, im sure they are all the same, only different one i thought would be the rear on a 110, being the salisbury type.
not had any but qt as far as i am aware is pretty good stuff, and im more than sure there stuff fits right, definately not needing cutting and grinding
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Lugslandrovers on November 10, 2007, 20:35:16: Thanks
Just checked with the seller (a 4x4 dealer) and says it's definatey off a Rangie.
Maybe had a different rear axle?
It hits the diff coupling drive shaft bolts. It seems the slopped leading edge is about 1" too long and fouls the rear shaft turning.
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Guardian. on November 10, 2007, 20:38:49: not supposed to have a spacer or something is it, to drop the plate away from the prop.
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Jake on November 10, 2007, 20:40:58: When i moved my QT diff guards from my 200 to my 300 i had to buy a spacer and longer bolts from QT.
They wasn't that expensive either
8)
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: J B on November 10, 2007, 20:58:12: i bought some QT copies of eblag, i ahd to shave loads off the leading edge on the rear one to avoid fowling the drive flange bolts, and removed the harmonic weight all together on the front 8)
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Lugslandrovers on November 10, 2007, 21:36:49: Thanks
Good idea about the spacer i have a go with it before i get the angle grinder and welder out.
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Steve ray on November 10, 2007, 22:32:22: The rear QT guard defintely needs a spacer.

JB - you got the right idea with teh harmonic - ditch it! :twisted:
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 11, 2007, 22:31:18: Err, your sig says 300TDi Disco? in which case you have that rubber doughnut thingy rather than a UJ on the rear prop, that was only introduced on the soft dash RRC and 300 series Disco.

Oh and we all have to work round the cast iron harmonic damper (doughnut) on the front (read bin the thing).
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: denviks on November 11, 2007, 23:25:23: i just moved mine from my 2
200 tdi disco to my 300 v8.... they were a straight fit in the 200.....

but

on the 300 i had to use 3 large washers to space it down enough to just miss the rear prop bolts.....simple

total cost Â£0.60p :wink:
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Lugslandrovers on November 12, 2007, 18:06:09: I cut the front QT diff guard to let the balance weight fit. Seems OK
Great advice about the rear diff spacer. Emailed QT on Sunday and they rang me this morning. Spacer and longer bolts Â£8 +vat and postage.
Sorted and thanks
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Guardian. on November 12, 2007, 20:51:43: 2 bolts and washers Â£8, im gonna start sellin nuts and bolts i fink!
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: denviks on November 12, 2007, 21:04:21: Quote from: "Guardian."
2 bolts and washers Â£8, im gonna start sellin nuts and bolts i fink!

:lol: :lol: :lol: was thinking the same thing :wink:
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: NIVAD on November 14, 2007, 19:25:06: Did exactly same on mine Rangie too Disco but i cut rear rock slider
Title: Diff Guards
Post by: Lugslandrovers on November 17, 2007, 11:45:55: Well
The spacer arriced from QT for the rear guard and after paying them Â£13.00 i still had to fit to extra washers to give the clearnance to the shaft bolts. Why can't they make things to fit .
Great photo of the front guard . Did exactly the same with mine.