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h14	Nov 30, 2008 1:27 pm
Subject: LG6 rear axle spider (differential) gears worn My rear axle (Lagonda's own as opposed to Salisbury, therefore same as LG45) is being rebuilt, using 3.15:1 (Le Mans ratio) cw&p. It seems the star gears & pin they run on are quite worn. Am I right in thinking these will carry on indefinitely in a worn state, or does anyone know of them failing eventually? I can buy new gears but the total bill is already high without adding more to the burden! If it helps, the car is a special, weighing only 26cwt, but performance will be used. Also is there likelihood of damage being caused by continuing wear of these gears to other parts in the axle?

h14

Nov 30, 2008 1:27 pm

Subject: LG6 rear axle spider (differential) gears worn

My rear axle (Lagonda's own as opposed to Salisbury, therefore same as LG45) is being rebuilt, using 3.15:1 (Le Mans ratio) cw&p. It seems the star gears & pin they run on are quite worn. Am I right in thinking these will carry on indefinitely in a worn state, or does anyone know of them failing eventually? I can buy new gears but the total bill is already high without adding more to the burden! If it helps, the car is a special, weighing only 26cwt, but performance will be used. Also is there likelihood of damage being caused by continuing wear of these gears to other parts in the axle?