raer diff gasket

[scooby999]

When Jaffa did my MOT the other day he told me that the rear diff was leaking.As i have a week off work i thought i might have ago if its easy enough.
Are all the gaskets the basic same shape or do they all differ?
Does anyone know of a walkthrough on the subject?? (I did find somewhere that said ,jack the car up so it level,jack the diff up to take weight off it,drain fluid,remove front replace gasket and torque everything back up)

thanks jason

[2-jaffacake-tone]

It's a seal, not a gasket, you need to remove the rear drive shafts to get to them the discription about jacking car up ect sounds like ur Reading about the center diff( witch would explane the gasket talk)



Drain rear diff oil(1/2 inch drive bar) jack up on diff, axel stands on sills jacking points. Mark up inner lateral links an unbolt, leaver shafts out. I use a biggish screw driver to pick the seals out. Gently tap in seals (smear some oil on the seal before you insert the driveshaft) also make sure the shafts go right the way home . Make sure the lateral links go back to ur marks if it will affect you geometry . Oh also before removing the shafts give the serounding area a clean you don't want an dirt or crap getting in.
Refill oil the top 1/2 square untill level(make sure car is level at this point ) if you get stuck give me a call an will talk you through it

[scooby999]

Ok this sounds alittle harder than i thought,Going to see if i can find some pics on it.
If I cant i will fill it up and book it it with you

[2-jaffacake-tone]

Will see if I can take a few pics an a better how to guide. If you get stuck drop me a txt an will get u booked in