Medium case differential.

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Dandad70
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Post Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:51 pm

I have just bought a used 188mm medium case differential, 3.64:1 ratio, for use in my project car. Would like to change the input flange oil seal, measured it at 50mm x 70mm not able to measure the width until I get it out. Doing a search on the web and all the ones I can find are 50mm x 78mm x 10/15, part number 33107609536.
Could anyone advise the correct part for me please.
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Post Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:49 pm

Welcome to the zone mate (moved to technical for more help mate)

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Post Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:13 pm

Thank you, Mart.
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Post Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:18 pm

Dandad70 wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:13 pm
Thank you, Mart.
That will cost you some pics of the car mate !!!
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Post Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:32 pm

Changing the input seal will mean that you need to set the backlash up properly.

It's a job for the professionals unless you really know what you are doing.

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Post Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:47 am

BenHar wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:32 pm
Changing the input seal will mean that you need to set the backlash up properly.

It's a job for the professionals unless you really know what you are doing.

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if you are only changing the input seal you mark it and torque nut back to same position if the thing was behaving itself properly in the first place
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Post Fri Sep 10, 2021 5:53 am

Thank you for your replies, but I may not have explained myself well enough. The oil seal I would like to change is the one that surrounds the machined splines of the input shaft, the boss of the input flange seals against it. It looks like it is just pressed in over the spline, but I bow to your superior knowledge.
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Post Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:00 am

Number 5 here
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New part number is 31507609535
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Post Sat Sep 11, 2021 3:56 pm

Thank you all for your replies and help. Have now removed the seal and found it to be a 50x68x10, the original diameter has been sleeved to accept this smaller seal size. The diff has been modified by a company called Weslake to enable it to fit the Triumph Stag.