Welding up a defender diff pan

[william127]

Can you successfully weld up a diff pan without first taking the diff out? As in just drain the oil out, grind, weld and refill with oil or does the diff need to come out? Thanks, William.

[mendiplogs]

Can you successfully weld up a diff pan without first taking the diff out? As in just drain the oil out, grind, weld and refill with oil or does the diff need to come out? Thanks, William.

 

Hi William I will ask a mate for you he a top notch welder and great on land rovers to thanks Jon

[Stoatally]

Diff casing? Isn't it cast iron, and then I think it needs heating first before welding so I'd say diff out first

[treequip]

Diff casing? Isn't it cast iron, and then I think it needs heating first before welding so I'd say diff out first

 

No it's not and no you dont

[treequip]

Can you successfully weld up a diff pan without first taking the diff out? As in just drain the oil out, grind, weld and refill with oil or does the diff need to come out? Thanks, William.

 

You can weld it, you can ( could) even buy a new pan if needed. Try not to get any crud in there, probably important that bit.

[pete23]

clean up and weld a patch over said hole

[Breezeblock]

the pan is available as a spare part i would just weld the new one on top for a quick hassle free repair

[aspenarb]

the pan is available as a spare part i would just weld the new one on top for a quick hassle free repair

 

There was an aftermarket diff cover that was made to go over the top of the old cover. They may still sell it, worth a try GP Reinforced Diff Pan

 

Bob