What do you reckon this is? (oily rust in axle body?)

[julianf]

Well they won't will they when there's a chance to sell a special tool.

Curiously, the dingcroft one is a crusher, rather than a stretcher -

Differential Case Compressor

Application: Salisbury axles on Series 3 and Defender. (Also aplicable to some Jaguar models!!) Description: Tool for compressing the Salisbury axle casing in the vertical plane. This allows the differential to be removed. This tool does the same job as the earlier spreader and pins referred to...

www.dingocroft.co.uk

 

[Robotstar5]

Ive been driving about with the axle in the back of the car for a week, as everyone has excuses, and i cant be bothered to get the crane out!

You need to start another thread, we've had the Pizza oven and table threads so a "how do I get my axle out" will be fine

 

[reb78]

Curiously, the dingcroft one is a crusher, rather than a stretcher -

Differential Case Compressor

Application: Salisbury axles on Series 3 and Defender. (Also aplicable to some Jaguar models!!) Description: Tool for compressing the Salisbury axle casing in the vertical plane. This allows the differential to be removed. This tool does the same job as the earlier spreader and pins referred to...

www.dingocroft.co.uk

305£ for two bits of angle and two threaded rods!!!!!!!

 

[Moose McAlpine]

The tool does not look involved to make. Ive got some m24 (aprox) studding, knocking about in the garage, so i just need to buy some bar and nuts, and ill get on with it.

My tool took no time at all to make, i used M14 threaded bar and it's more than enough.