NO RUMBLES FROM THE REAR..........

Onto the rear axle. I stripped out the half shafts and removed the bearings and hubs. Placing the diff onto clean cardboard I removed the inner parts one by one so I could replace the inner and outer pinion bearings.
I found though the bearings didn't appear loose,tight or indifferent I did notice they had gone a goldish colour on the inner ring. I can only pressume this is due to heat stress so replaced them both anyway along with a new pinion oil seal.  A lick of paint over the outer casing once back together and jobs a good'un fingers crossed. I did put a new gasket in but also put a smear of sealant either side, the casing is quite pitted and I don't want leakage. I have pictured the sealant because people tend to buy this in a toothpaste size tube that goes nowhere and costs the same as this size canister from any good factors, truth be known you will get through some of this too.

Pictured are the stub axles awaiting rebuild. I do have new wheel bearings to on however I'm not putting new brake discs on the rear because the ones on there are not as old as they look, surface rust tends to set in quite quickly on these, once used for a while they'll be good as new.

I am replacing the brake pads with new after cleaning and restoring the calipers best I can.