diff pin...quick answers needed guys
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just took the diff pin out of the engine i bought the other week,ive takenit out to replace it with a competition diff pin which was about ?15,anyways the pin that i just took out has a criss cross pattern where as the competition on doesnt...is this ok?? also can you tell what condition this pin is in as im not too sure what is bad and what isnt....





thanks guys

trying to get this pic to work!

That is the stock Rover pin.
One end looks ok, the other looks damaged.
If the planets show any kind of wear, these need to be replaced... They don't actually cost that much I believe.

Yes you can see it starting to pick up on the LH end.

Seeing as you have gone to the stage of getting it out it would be stupid not to change it for an uprated version. As Dave says genuine planet wheels are fairly cheap.

The pin you have is worn but not bad by any means, I have seen badly worn ones with a groove worn in them to maybe a 1/4 of shaft diameter deep before now.

Edited by Tom Fenton on 27th Jan, 2005.

Here's the rest of the diff:


Just remember as Dave says, to change the planet wheels as well. They WILL be scored on the inside.

Not for the money they cost!!!

Are they a bit wedgey then? Just remember seeing them last time I bought a Mini magazine ages ago.

Although I did buy one this month to read the feature on TurboPhils car.

Think the last one I bought before that was the one with your car in Dave. Were you still after a copy of that article, can see if I still have it knocking about somewhere if you like.