x-pin diffs??
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anyone any ideas were has any x-pin diffs in at the moment? i have rang moss they have no diea when they are getting any in, mini-its said they will be about 2 weeks and moorspeed doesent know when he will eventually get his in.
any one any more ideas i know there hard to get hold of atm but its holding me back.

cheers, Dan

mini spares should have some soon went in the other day

WUHOOO just tried minisport and they have 16 in stovck, there the most expensive ones i have seen at 175 quid, but it has to be done os on my way to minisport i go!

hope this helps someone else too cos i know loads of poeple have been trying to get hold of them too:)

cheers, Dan

are they the offset pin ones?

erm.... I dont know if you want to get the minisport one its not quite the same as the others.

By not the same I mean not offset and not as strong AND more expensive !?

really? hhmmm i will reconsider then, can anyone else backup that it is not offset? i donyt mind a none offset one if its cheeper as it isent being mated to an absolute monster engine, bu to pay more for less quality i do mind.

thanks, dan

The last minisport 4-pin I saw was not offset - but it'd still be stronger and more reliable than a single pin... Just not as good as the minispares diff (which is not available).

Personally - I'd rebuild what you have with a new pin, thrusts and pinions (if needed) and new fibre washers. Remember to inspect the bore of the pinions - any sign of pitting/damage, change them. Check the fit of your pinions against your new pin aswell.

I'm pretty sure Miglias are still using a 'single' pin diff - anyone confirm? I'm sure they last a lot longer than 'one race' aswell...

When they're available, but the minispares unit!


Check out the stuff I wrote on the 4-pin diffs for more info.

dave i read your thread a while ago on 4-pin diffs and found it verry interesting.
can anyone have a good guess at how long my standard rebuilt diff might last, expected 130bhp road use with a few drags and i am verry mechanically sympathetic, i.e no wheel spinning round corners etc.
tbh i am expecting a full engine rebuild in about 20k miles give or take some so if it will take that without me having to say no i cant floor it becouse its only a standard diff then its fine, and saves me a lot of money to spend else were

THANKS!! DAN

Dan - I'm sure others will add more, but mechanical sympathy will make the greatest difference to life expectancy.
Take your time building the diff - checking the planet gears carefully and it will be as good as it can be - which will almost certainly be good enough...

exelant dave, thanks i will start taking my diff to bits tonight and try and colect mynew bits tomorrow. thanks
btw, does it matter that my diff casing has some verry small cracks on the inside?

thanks, Dan

errrrr - post a pic!

Doody, Ben or others will advise I'm sure!

Sometimes the ally casings have what look like a spiders web of cracks but in fact is raised material left over I assume from when they were manufactured?
If these are what you mean then nothing to worry about? I suspect it is.
If they are genuinely cracks then they are DEFINATELY something to worry about.......

or tom!

LOL!

McGyver to the rescue......

ok will check casing closer later on.
i have the diff on the table in the living room now (oh my mum loves me) pulled back all the lock tabs but cant for the life of me move the bolts a little bits, guess i need a vice, wil have to take it to my dads workshop for that then, oh well, its gunna take longe than i thought:(

thanks, Dan

been round and you should see all the diff bits on his family dinner table lol!

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little update...

spoke to matt at minispares on friday, they have all the parts for the evo diffs now except the pins which arrives early in the week. I've placed an order and he said i should expect delivery for the weekend. Finally!

spoke to lee (metty turbo on here) he got a x-pin from minisport and he said the pins are offset, but its 100 quid cheeper for me to rebuild my diff and it should do the job so i will just do that, but if you want one in a hurry you know were to go:)

Dan

rebuild to xpin spec from a std cage?

can i do this and how much, is it mor dificult? i have never heard of it done before??

cheers, Dan

That's because it cannot be done.

update from gary at minispares.

the 4 pin diffs aint the problem its the company which makes the planet gears doesnt make the mini ones any more so the company which makes the diffs has loads on the shelfs but are waiting on some planet gears so they can be released.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

wheI had my cross pin from minispares, the planet gears came in rover bags

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yes you are right jimster its the company that makes them for rover , doesnt any more so the company which makes the diffs has had to source a different make for the planets.

well thats according to gary, the guy who has just sent me a hs4 needle valve and seat when i need a turbo one.!!!!!!!!.

come on gary get it sorted mate lol.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas