Good place for diff repairs - UK
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I recently had my noisy, leaky diff sorted for a very reasonable price by Arrow Auto Engineering in Chesterfield http://www.arrowautoengineering.co.uk/index.htm.
Website is very clunky and when you get there you find it is a one man show working from a domestic garage, but he certainly knows his English diffs. I dropped mine off when passing north on the M! and a chatted with him before leaving it, satisfied that he knew his stuff. He quoted me a very reasonable ?135 for a check over and new bearings and seals. It was thought the cage might need replacing but he said he had a number available which would cost extra if needed, but not a lot. I collected on time about 10 days later and, without being asked, he charged me less than quoted as the bearings did not need replacing.
Once back home I got out dial gauge and spring balance and checked backlash and pinion preload and found both of them nice and near the middle of the ranges specified in the manual. I checked because swopping diffs in the Elan is not a pleasant pastime to put it mildly and I didn't want to discover problem once it was in .
The diff is now back in the car, quiet and leak free. Excellent service, thank you Arrow!
Vernon
Website is very clunky and when you get there you find it is a one man show working from a domestic garage, but he certainly knows his English diffs. I dropped mine off when passing north on the M! and a chatted with him before leaving it, satisfied that he knew his stuff. He quoted me a very reasonable ?135 for a check over and new bearings and seals. It was thought the cage might need replacing but he said he had a number available which would cost extra if needed, but not a lot. I collected on time about 10 days later and, without being asked, he charged me less than quoted as the bearings did not need replacing.
Once back home I got out dial gauge and spring balance and checked backlash and pinion preload and found both of them nice and near the middle of the ranges specified in the manual. I checked because swopping diffs in the Elan is not a pleasant pastime to put it mildly and I didn't want to discover problem once it was in .
The diff is now back in the car, quiet and leak free. Excellent service, thank you Arrow!
Vernon
Elan S2 26/5614
Alfa Romeo Alfetta Berlina 1974
Westfield 7SE
Alfa Romeo Alfetta Berlina 1974
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