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Dream300110



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1997 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
Disco 1 rear axle in 300tdi defender?
I'm having some issues getting a hold of a replacement axle for my defender, so I was wondering, does a disco 1 rear axle fit into a 300tdi 110?
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Mash



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Guernsey 1998 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Nato Green
The discovery axle isn’t rated for the load capacity of the 110 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html
110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html
52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html
D3 Hse - Fiona
Capri 2l S - Anna

Think I might have a problem............
Post #719722 25th Jul 2018 8:00pm
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Dream300110



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1997 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
True, but surely the internals can be changed in such a way that it can handle it. Didn't the disco just use the rover axle anyway, which came before the Salisbury axle?
Post #719726 25th Jul 2018 8:22pm
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
The rating includes the axle casing itself as well as the internals. Regardless though, a Discovery axle won't physically fit as the spring mounts are different. 110 rear springs are bigger than those on a 90 or Discovery. Darren

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Post #719728 25th Jul 2018 8:39pm
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Dream300110



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1997 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
In that case I'm pretty much f*cked then, as I've got a Salisbury diff that whines like a b🖕tch and can't find a replacement for it and even if I did, no-one wants to work on them. I can't get a hold of a later model 110/130 axle to convert it into and I'm out of ideas.

Anyone have any suggestions or shall we have a 110 BBQ 😡
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Retroanaconda



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LandRoverAnorak wrote:
The rating includes the axle casing itself as well as the internals. Regardless though, a Discovery axle won't physically fit as the spring mounts are different. 110 rear springs are bigger than those on a 90 or Discovery.


It’s only the spring seats which are different, and they bolt on. So the Disco axle can be made to physically fit.

Why not just replace the Salisbury with another of the same? Any age 110 Salisbury will do as you can swap over all the end gubbins (brakes etc.) from yours, so long as yours has the bolt-on caliper brackets and not the welded on type. Even if you have the latter you can still buy the brackets separately.

At least 3 or 4 Salisbury axles on eBay.
Post #719770 26th Jul 2018 6:42am
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Dream300110



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1997 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
All the Salisbury axle that came up when I search are the drum brake variety, would that not be an issue?
Post #719773 26th Jul 2018 6:59am
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Bps



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If you need diffs rebuilding excess 4x4 have a good rep. A decent local independent shouldn’t have any issue in fitting
Post #719786 26th Jul 2018 8:01am
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Retroanaconda



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Dream300110 wrote:
All the Salisbury axle that came up when I search are the drum brake variety, would that not be an issue?


Diff and axle casing is basically the same, so no.

If yours has the bolt-on caliper brackets (pick up on four of the stub axle bolts) then it's a straight swap over of everything except the diff & casing itself. If your current axle is late enough to have welded-on brackets then you'll just need to buy a pair to bolt on to the drum braked axle.
Post #719791 26th Jul 2018 8:16am
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Dream300110



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1997 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
Bps wrote:
If you need diffs rebuilding excess 4x4 have a good rep. A decent local independent shouldn’t have any issue in fitting


No locals to me have got the diff spreading tool for the Salisbury axle.
Post #719825 26th Jul 2018 12:49pm
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Ramsay



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Scotland 1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Auto Keswick Green
Have you tried to buy the tool?

https://www.dingocroft.co.uk/acatalog/Other_tools-p2.html 1995 Defender 110 CSW
1971 SIIA Lightweight
Post #719827 26th Jul 2018 1:03pm
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Interesting that the approved method is now to squeeze the axle vertically with LRT-51-503 rather than to use the earlier lateral spreading tool. It seems to me firstly that this revised method is inherently safer since you will no longer have the problem of the holes for the spreader lugs or pins being corroded, damaged, or full of rust, with the consequent risk of the tool popping off, and secondly that the vertical squeeze tool is incredibly simple to improvise if you don't have £343 that you don't know what to do with.
Post #719835 26th Jul 2018 2:19pm
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Dream300110



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1997 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
How much does the sides need to be spread by in order to get the diff out?
Post #719841 26th Jul 2018 2:48pm
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sako243



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Wales 1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Alpine White
I've got a complete axle with diff spare (off a 300Tdi 110). Just pinged you a PM. Ed
82 Hotspur Sandringham 6x6
95 Defender 110 300Tdi
Post #719858 26th Jul 2018 5:55pm
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Dream300110



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Thank you, replied.
Post #719864 26th Jul 2018 6:46pm
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