[Hydroglen]

My gears are infact stamped ENV 10 x 39. The Pinion and Crown also have the
numbers 2130 handwritten with an indelible marker.
The only damage to the sytem is some slight nicks to the bolt heads securing
the Crown. This would have happened as the pinion slid back as there was no
spacer to hold the bearing/companion flange. The faces are in great shape.
Considering I have toured England, Scotland, Wales, France and a good part
of Eastern Canada, with my 400, I conclude that I am very lucky the pinion
staid in place. It decided to move whilst in the safety of my driveway as I
was leaving for a club event in New England.
Given that you have experience on the subject, there are a couple of points
that you might help me with.

I would be curious to see a picture of the CW bearing caps and their fixed
counterparts. On mine, the castings do not match so as to make a perfect
piece. Infact there is a ledge or notch were the two halves meet. Seems as
if the bearing caps were from a different carrier / casting. Can it be
partly 400 and partly 401? I have sent pictures to the webmaster to
illustrate the point.

Some of the studs that hold the carrier in the rear axle have been crudely
welded on the inside of the case. This caused me much grief as when undoing
the nuts the stud started turning. They could not act as bolts and back
out, because of the welding. Round and around we went.
I had to carefully cut them off with a high speed grinder and now will retap
and repair WITHOUT welding.
Bodges on my car, or has this been seen before?

Regards

Dorien