front diff protection?

[robj]

Here's a couple pics of mine. Just 3/16" plate cut to the right shape and tack-hammer, tack-hammer....... till its flush, then welded in solid. Also cut out drain and plated the bottom.
Cost: 2 dollars + 2 hours

 

[green73]

I am another of pygpen's satisfied customers. best bang for the buck if you are looking for something to just weld on. If you want to fab something up there are a few good ideas on here. If you can find the 10" pipe cap and want to do the cutting yourself, don't forget to notch for the drain on the bottom.

 

[CruisinGA]

I've got a plasma and found a couple local vendors for the 10"/8" pipe caps, anyone interested in one? I checked with pygpen and he is apparently no longer producing the diff protection.

 

[VETTE60]

so here's what i decided on. thanks for the cap will. this thing is bomber, and well tested last week on Barrett Lake.

 

[lucky 13]

looks good chris glad to hook you up. and that thing is burly, and non sissified..

 

[greenfox]

One I made.

 

[VETTE60]

One I made.

HA!!!!!!! that thing is awesome...do you realize it looks like a big penis! makes your cruiser look like a boy!

 

[cruiserdoc]

When I saw it the first thing I thought was a middle finger, I guess the eye sees what the mind....oh whatever

 

[CaliCruiser]

That came out nice Chris, I need to do the same to my front end.

Dylan

 

[Mace]

Ferguson can get the pipe caps??

Hmm....

My BIL works there..

 

[pygpen]

They usually have 4 or 5 of them on the shelf at the one near me.
Took me a long time to source them locally.
PMK

 

[VETTE60]

how much do they run?

 

[Mace]

I'll ask..

If I can cut them in half and provide them to members I will.

 

[LC_Hamma]

I recently fabbed another cover for a hybrid axle, goin on my 40. I used 1/4" plate bent up on my press:

 

[mrqtipp]

I made a removable skid plate for the front and rear 3rd

 

[too tall]

I welded a piece of 1.5" x 1/4" thick bent to the radius of the ring gear . pretty simple but it works well . the ring gear is the only thing that is close to either cover front or rear .

 

[concretejungle]

are you guys welding these on with everything in the axle in place? meaning, full of diff fluid, gears in place, ect..?

 

[too tall]

I did , But I'm a hack and my tucks just a trail rig .

 

[CruisinGA]

are you guys welding these on with everything in the axle in place? meaning, full of diff fluid, gears in place, ect..?

Seems to be a pretty standard practice.

If you were to drain the fluid, I would expect that to "burn" more fluid since there would only be a thin residue vs a gallon of fluid to dissipate the heat throughout. Don't see how it could affect gears etc.

 

[concretejungle]

i wasn't sure of the approach since i would like to add diff armor to my rig also.