Sailsbury diff covers

The axle housing is the same as far as I know...

Its the same, bolt threads are different though.

Okay thanks. Bolt threads aren't a big deal- I'm interested in changing the cover. I just didn't want to throw away money on a Dana cover that doesn't line up with the Rover housing.

(Rover cover is $100; Dana cover is $25)

Dana housings are deeper than Sals. Bolt pattern the same. But Dana cover itself will foul.
ARB lists the same part# for Dana and Sals, suspect their cover is deeper.

I guess the Sals suffer rom years of fill bung overtightening, at least thats what I have run into.

Toying with idea of using a plumbing bushing tacked into Sals housing, with smaller bung/plug.

Or I might just buy this:

If you just need a cover, I can sort you out. I’m running the Arb and have my original. I did have an aftermarket stout beat up cover for a while off buddys Dana and no fouling, but my ARB is the sals version. I should have my original in a pile, just let me know..

If the cover is going to foul (on the ring gear, I presume) that's not a solution for me!

Davis said:

If you just need a cover, I can sort you out. I’m running the Arb and have my original. I did have an aftermarket stout beat up cover for a while off buddys Dana and no fouling, but my ARB is the sals version. I should have my original in a pile, just let me know..

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Yes; please send me a PM if you don't mind. Thank you!

I replaced mine when I installed a Detroit locker. The Land Rover covers are thin and vulnerable. I found this one, which was way more stout and looked very "OEM".

That is exactly what I was planning to use- but then it was mentioned the ring gear can foul on the cover... @Davis might have a stock cover for me.

Mine is not wasted yet, and I have a QT guard on it, but the guard needs to be refurbished and the gasket is leaking, so I want to do everything at once back there. I need to helicoil one mount hole near the top too. Bolt rusted/broke/got drilled out near the top and I want to attend to that at the same time.

But I agree, the Spicer/Dana cover is heavier material than the Rover one.

The rover one is truly garbage.
I found an used ARB cover locally. Super stout and had a nifty dipstick.

I may have been Amazon’ed with the wrong cover, but it def fouls. Will try Summit option!

J!m said:

That is exactly what I was planning to use- but then it was mentioned the ring gear can foul on the cover... @Davis might have a stock cover for me.

But I agree, the Spicer/Dana cover is heavier material than the Rover one.

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To quote a friend... "the Land Rover diff cover is made with the same gauge steel as they use for license plates"
The Spicer is quite thick, at around 5/16" (if i remember correctly) and about 7lbs.

I don't NEED it to be thick, but thicker is okay. I have the QT guard on there already; just addressing rust and a leaky gasket. I suspect when I grit blast this cover, I'll be able to see through it in places...

A genuine Dana 60 cover should work. It one didn't, it might be because it was a cheap knock off. I stock and sell them. It's a HD Dana 60 cover, not the regular ones. Its almost 3 times thicker than the POS Salisbury one. I wouldn't describe them as a diff guard but they can take a pretty good knock. I saw a stock Salisbury cover get punctured with a tree branch once! It includes a higher fill plug so you can add a little bit more gear oil. We supply them with ten new 10.9 cover bolts and a magnetic fill plug. Salisbury's use metric fasteners and Dana uses SAE. We also blast, prime and paint them flat black with a very high quality industrial paint. Its thick enough that you can get rid of the brace the LR uses on the bottom of their inspection cover. Don't bother with a gasket, just use a good quality sealant like Permatex Ultra-black. I also have good used Salisbury ones. Call me if you are interested in either.

Well, @Davis thought he might have one, but if that doesn’t pan out, we can do something.

GBR said:

A genuine Dana 60 cover should work. It one didn't, it might be because it was a cheap knock off. I stock and sell them. It's a HD Dana 60 cover, not the regular ones. Its almost 3 times thicker than the POS Salisbury one. I wouldn't describe them as a diff guard but they can take a pretty good knock. I saw a stock Salisbury cover get punctured with a tree branch once! It includes a higher fill plug so you can add a little bit more gear oil. We supply them with ten new 10.9 cover bolts and a magnetic fill plug. Salisbury's use metric fasteners and Dana uses SAE. We also blast, prime and paint them flat black with a very high quality industrial paint. Its thick enough that you can get rid of the brace the LR uses on the bottom of their inspection cover. Don't bother with a gasket, just use a good quality sealant like Permatex Ultra-black. I also have good used Salisbury ones. Call me if you are interested in either.

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I wouldn't use Permatex black or ultra black. Most RTV is not compatible with gear oil. I fix a lot of leaking RTV seals on drivetrains. Usually takes years but it is a pretty common failure. Permatex does Green which is for gear oil. I'd use that or another RTV that is specific for gear oil. Also gaskets give bit more clearance. Just my experience.

GBR said:

A genuine Dana 60 cover should work. It one didn't, it might be because it was a cheap knock off. I stock and sell them. It's a HD Dana 60 cover, not the regular ones. Its almost 3 times thicker than the POS Salisbury one. I wouldn't describe them as a diff guard but they can take a pretty good knock. I saw a stock Salisbury cover get punctured with a tree branch once! It includes a higher fill plug so you can add a little bit more gear oil. We supply them with ten new 10.9 cover bolts and a magnetic fill plug. Salisbury's use metric fasteners and Dana uses SAE. We also blast, prime and paint them flat black with a very high quality industrial paint. Its thick enough that you can get rid of the brace the LR uses on the bottom of their inspection cover. Don't bother with a gasket, just use a good quality sealant like Permatex Ultra-black. I also have good used Salisbury ones. Call me if you are interested in either.

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I wouldn't use black or Ultra black. They are not compatible with most gear oils in the long run. I've seen a lot of failed RTV black seals on axles and hubs. One of the workshop manuals I have specifically prohibits RTV for gear oils. If you use RTV, make sure you use one specifically for gear oil like permatex green. Just a suggestion. Also the old school thick gaskets provide a bit of extra clearance for whatever that might be worth. I usually use a gasket and hylomar. Seals well and easy to reuse the gasket if you need to fix in the field although I guess everybody should have a tube of RTV in their Rover

Sorry about the double post - there was a web browser snafu.

Unirover - never heard that about Ultra-black so I'll amend my suggestion to the Right Stuff. I don't particularly like it because it is almost like glue but it is certainly an excellent sealant! The problem with old school gaskets is as far as I know they are only available as genuine LR or Dana and are expensive. Most every other gasket is the quality of butcher paper which you should definitely use some sort of sealant on both sides of it and it you are going to do that, as I say 'you might as well forget the gasket and just use sealant'! The heavier Dana cover is thick enough that when you bolt it down it doesn't warp so it seals very well.