There is a diff. vent on the right axle tube only. The axle housings were
normally painted black.
Be sure to use heavey duty inner axle oil seals that have a spring loaded
lip to do the sealing. The original oil seals were a flat steel disc with a
leather center. They do not work nearly a well as the lip seal version.
Regards, Greg Solow Greg Solow's Engine Room, Santa Cruz , Ca.
-----Original Message-----
From: Oddcarnut@aol.com <Oddcarnut@aol.com>
To: morgans@Autox.Team.Net <morgans@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 8:14 PM
Subject: Vents & colors, etc.
>While Notakit is done for a radiator fix, I've decided to fix a few oil
leaks.
>This lead me to hunt for the rear axle vents. After scraping off lots of
gook
>& undercoating, I found one on the right axle tube. It was totally
plugged.
>Perhaps that is why the diff leaked! And it might explain why the oil
drained
>so slowly before removing the filler plug. There is no sign of one in the
>left tube.
>
>??? Should there be one in both axle tubes???
>
>Under all the gook, the diff housing is painted red. The is also red paint
on
>the diff. Are they normally painted red, or some other color? The axle
tubes
>show no sign of paint. BTW, axle ratio is 3.7. Found a little tag under
one
>of the diff cover bolts with the number 4111 on it. Does this have any
>significance? I keep finding other 4 digit numbers on other bits, none of
>which match the chassis number.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ken Payne, 63 Plus 4 4seater
>
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