[Paul Fleming]

I believe that this was caused buy a pinnion bearing failure, the bearing seized and the whole lot just let go. There is an awful lot talked about lock wiring the crown wheel bolts, and quite rightly, but equally important is to lockwire the cap head bolts that hold the end plate on the end of the diff. on the /2 diffs. I have had boxes in where these bolts have come loose, the planet gears then force the ramps apart causing considerable damage.