Hi all,
I managed to pick up a used rear diff from an old XR4x4 a couple of weeks ago and i have been spending some time today cleaning some of the road grime
off it (there was a lot !).
Anyway, I need to make it look "new ish", so i am debating with myself with what to do next. I could just get it beed blasted (fine media)
or i could clean and paint it black hammerite. Has anyone got any suggestions ?
Also, i am going to remove the backplate at some point as it appears to be seeping diff oil from around the join. Do they have gasket's and if
so, anyone know where i can get one from quickly ?
Cheers
Tris
i wouldn't blast it as the media could get inside the diff and ruin it.
Just use various sizes of wire brush in the drill to get into all the tricky bits and then paint.
There is no gasket just use a smear of instant gasket.
Cheers
Mark
Clean it & paint it then forget it, you'll probably never see it again so I personally wouldn't go to that much effort with it, oh and
as above wrt the gasket.
Cheers
Rich
Wire brush and hammerite are wonderful things.Image deleted by owner
Paint it silver at least you can identify oil seepage its mor difficult when tracing oil leaks on anything black.
Personal opinion they look better silver
Jet wash and what was left of a can of wheel silver spray sorted mine out, I never see it so do not worry about it.
I buzzed the poo off with a circular wire brush in the drill and installed it.
Don't see any point in painting them.
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Originally posted by coozer
I buzzed the poo off with a circular wire brush in the drill and installed it.
Don't see any point in painting them.
Hi, I used a variety of wire brushes, dremel style tools with various grinding / polishing bits and then sprayed with silver hammerite. Looks great
but did take a few days...... See photo. Sorry it's so big, but no photo package on this PC.
Len.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=PICT1021.JPG
i got mine steam cleaned with the old oil still inside and cleaned the oil and any water that had got in afterwards
then just wire bushed the surface to get any leftovers off then and painted it with a rattle can of silver hammerite
Thanks for all the replies 
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Looks like the best plan is some elbow grease and a can of silver hamerite. Ive also got a can of engine degreasent too which i might give a go before
the jet washer.
Suppose the only issue would be warming the whole thing up enough to spray (and cure) hamerite in this current climate (her indoors wouldn't be
impressed if i sprayed it in the house !!!).
Cheers
Tris
I've done 4 this way plus a couple of type9s. Just used wire brushes in a drill, then degreased and then some brake cleaner to remove the
degreaser. Then sprayed with either roll bar paint from CBS or Hammerite. Though my first diff was simply left bare and looked fine after months of
use.
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Originally posted by Tris
Thanks for all the replies
Looks like the best plan is some elbow grease and a can of silver hamerite. Ive also got a can of engine degreasent too which i might give a go before the jet washer.
Suppose the only issue would be warming the whole thing up enough to spray (and cure) hamerite in this current climate (her indoors wouldn't be impressed if i sprayed it in the house !!!).
Cheers
Tris
Dont get it blasted
as someone said earlier, no matter what they promise, whatever media they use will get inside.
I found out the hard way