Front diff plates, do they need gaskets?
27-10-2009, 05:35 PM
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Front diff plates, do they need gaskets?
Just purchased one from reyland was wondering if i now need to buy 2 diff cover gaskets or do they not need a gasket?
27-10-2009, 06:20 PM
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As said above just use silicone sealant. We will send it tomorrow, thanks for the sale. 
27-10-2009, 06:29 PM
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Got my diff plate from Martin - Couldn't get it to seal (no fault of the plate I might add) using conventional silicone as it wasn't good enough. Used "Tiger seal" and it cured it instantly with no leaking oil anymore 
Excellent bit of kit from Martin aswell
Excellent bit of kit from Martin aswell
27-10-2009, 06:33 PM
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I searched a lot of theads here, and on escortrscosworth.com and the general concencus was the reyland one is the best. As ive now gone up th 380 horses i thought sooner rather than later. 
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27-10-2009, 06:35 PM
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First transmission mod I did on my Cossie was the diff plate - better to be safer than sorry, and the Reyland item has the pinion oil return hole machined in it unlike other people's diff plates
27-10-2009, 07:45 PM
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A little storey on this particular mod 
I was at middx rsoc one evening and was talking to a fellow member about the recent power upgrade in my car, he said to me "have you got yourself a front diff strengthening plate yet" to which I replied "no not yet is it a good mod?"
he then went on to tell me a storey about a big power 4x4 saph that was eating front diffs like nobodies business, after the 2nd or 3rd diff from ford when they were still available at £400 a pop the last diff that went into said car was a 2nd hand item but coupled with a diff plate it never broke another front diff again after that
Suffice to say I bought one and had it fitted whilst I was fitting my GT30 and other mods
I got mine off Rainbirdy but I think its a Reyland jobbie it has the two big circular holes in it to let the oil circulate properly I have seen others on the bay without the big circular holes in them, they only had the main cut out for the crown wheel 
Used some clear sealant stuff on mine and don't have any leaking issues
Luciano
I was at middx rsoc one evening and was talking to a fellow member about the recent power upgrade in my car, he said to me "have you got yourself a front diff strengthening plate yet" to which I replied "no not yet is it a good mod?"he then went on to tell me a storey about a big power 4x4 saph that was eating front diffs like nobodies business, after the 2nd or 3rd diff from ford when they were still available at £400 a pop the last diff that went into said car was a 2nd hand item but coupled with a diff plate
it never broke another front diff again after that Suffice to say I bought one and had it fitted whilst I was fitting my GT30 and other mods
I got mine off Rainbirdy but I think its a Reyland jobbie
it has the two big circular holes in it to let the oil circulate properly I have seen others on the bay without the big circular holes in them, they only had the main cut out for the crown wheel Used some clear sealant stuff on mine and don't have any leaking issues
Luciano
Last edited by charlie luciano; 27-10-2009 at 07:46 PM. Reason: Grammer
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