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Andy131

Member Since: 09 Dec 2009
Location: Manchester
Posts: 2187

Don’t go there. I have a set of Whitworth taps and dies. If you are working with lead the pitch angle and pitch are better suited than all this new fangled metric stuff.

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10th Mar 2021 8:57 pm

jules

Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire
Posts: 5062

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 SE Auto Firenze Red

Bobupndown wrote:
Your diff case is aluminium, a magnet won't pick up aluminium swarf.

I assume Nodge meant that he drilled the drain plug hole when the diff was being rebuilt and removed the swarf when the housing was still apart. Or I could be wrong. Jules

10th Mar 2021 9:47 pm

MotionInc

Member Since: 17 Jun 2019
Location: North America
Posts: 1358

Bobupndown wrote:
Your diff case is aluminium, a magnet won't pick up aluminium swarf.

The "swarf" is generally not from the aluminum housing but the internal gearing, bearings, etc. that are inside of the aluminum case. A magnet on the fill or drain plug (if you installed one) will get that pesky "swarf".

10th Mar 2021 10:54 pm

Nodge68

Member Since: 15 Jul 2020
Location: Newquay
Posts: 2082

2009 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Rimini Red

jules wrote:
Bobupndown wrote:
Your diff case is aluminium, a magnet won't pick up aluminium swarf.

I assume Nodge meant that he drilled the drain plug hole when the diff was being rebuilt and removed the swarf when the housing was still apart. Or I could be wrong.

That's exactly what I did.

I drilled the hole M6, so I could enlarge it later if needed. I added a micro magnet to the end of the bolt.

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11th Mar 2021 11:34 am

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