[urq] reardiff / fuel line

Patrick Carlier p.carlier at pandora.be
Fri Jan 7 07:59:24 PST 2011


Today I found that my left rear diff silent block 
was compleately desintegrated . 
This caused the bolt to occasionally hit the flexible fuel return 
 line . The line broke , and half a tank of fuel went on the street . 
That's how I found out something was wrong . 
Fuel meter went faster then the tach :) 

This is kinda disturbing cause I replaced both silent blocs four years ago 
when I did the six speed conversion . 

So , just a few things I'de like to see confirmed , to make sure I didn't do anything wrong . 

The silent block hangs on the subframe . Meaning if both bolts would break 
the silent block would just fall off . It doen't rest ON the subframe , right ? 

Looking from top to bottom there's the central bolt first follewed by a washer , next is the silent block itself , then 
comes the a large saucer shaped spacer or washer or whatever  it's called , then it's the aluminium carrier from the diff , and finally 
an M10 washer and locknut . 
Does that sound about right ? 
I should add that I have a later coupe rear diff installed so there's no spacer or bus like in the eraly cast rear diffs 

Pat 



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