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Posting a diff??
coozer - 4/1/13 at 07:37 PM

Need to send a diff and drive shafts.. whats the the best way to package them up?

I'm looking at them scratching me head atm

AndyW - 4/1/13 at 07:53 PM

I would wrap bubble wrap around them then lots of packing tape. Other than that.....not sure what to suggest.

big_wasa - 4/1/13 at 08:01 PM

You will need to drain the diff well. ie back plate off.

I sent one and the courier lost it for a week. They then said it was leaking oil (my arse) and gave me the choice of fetching it, 400 mile round trip or there skip out back and refunding an arsed ebay customer.

So I was down the value of the diff + courier + ebay fees and it was very well wraped.

coozer - 4/1/13 at 08:02 PM

I've just been on parcel2go and they want £120 to move it!

Any cheaper options??

Minicooper - 4/1/13 at 08:13 PM

I sent a sierra differential through parcelmonkey for about £15 and also a pair of sierra tripod drivesshafts for about the same. I believe you can send up to 32kgs for about £15 unless that has changed in the last year or two.

I drained the unit of oil and packed it in a heavy duty cardboard box recycled from the cardboard skip behind halfords

Cheers
David

coozer - 4/1/13 at 08:23 PM

Citylink economy are asking for £19.14 + vat for two parcels..

snapper - 4/1/13 at 08:27 PM

I made a wood frame, put that in a cheap plastic box screwed the lid to the wood frame then parcel tape the lid

coozer - 4/1/13 at 08:31 PM

So parcel2go for Parcelforce 48 was £120..

Parcelforce 24 on parcelmonkey is £20!

Who makes these things up??

dave r - 4/1/13 at 08:54 PM

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Originally posted by snapper
I made a wood frame, put that in a cheap plastic box screwed the lid to the wood frame then parcel tape the lid


and bloody well packed it was as well..............

may fit it this month!

big_wasa - 4/1/13 at 08:59 PM

I posted the 7.5" for around £11 on parcel 2 go. Ive never found parcel force or royal mail to be the cheap option.

trextr7monkey - 4/1/13 at 09:23 PM

Hi Steve Happy New Year,
We sent an escort one away the other week for about £8 or £9 through interparcel I think, in the past we have always used parcel monkey for heavy stuff but the other firm were cheaper (and much slower!).
As said above it needs to be drained and well wrapped- we had a bad experience with a hydraulic ram once so I'd probably wrap in an old towel then seal it all with cling film/shrink wrap then drop in a tight fitting box lined with polystyrene or 300 tesco carrier bags scrunched up or something similar, can't be too careful these days!

atb
Mike

ps got a pair of those tyres on back of TR7 and greatly improved grip, done nearly 3.5 k miles since March!

Barkalarr - 4/1/13 at 10:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
I've just been on parcel2go and they want £120 to move it!

Any cheaper options??


How much does it weigh?

coozer - 4/1/13 at 10:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Barkalarr
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
I've just been on parcel2go and they want £120 to move it!

Any cheaper options??


How much does it weigh?


Diff weighs 21kg, 2x shafts = 20kg..

Barkalarr - 4/1/13 at 10:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
quote:
Originally posted by Barkalarr
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
I've just been on parcel2go and they want £120 to move it!

Any cheaper options??


How much does it weigh?


Diff weighs 21kg, 2x shafts = 20kg..


Sorry, meant to ask if it's going to mainland uk too ?

coozer - 4/1/13 at 10:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Barkalarr
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
quote:
Originally posted by Barkalarr
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
I've just been on parcel2go and they want £120 to move it!

Any cheaper options??


How much does it weigh?


Diff weighs 21kg, 2x shafts = 20kg..


Sorry, meant to ask if it's going to mainland uk too ?


Yep, Co Durham to West Sussex.

Barkalarr - 4/1/13 at 10:37 PM

Try interparcel.com if you have the volumetrics - you should also see if its cheaper for a single consignment.

Xtreme Kermit - 5/1/13 at 11:46 AM

+1 on the drain the diff and build a box frame.

The driveshafts I sent were well buble wrapped.

No trouble with either.

sdh2903 - 5/1/13 at 12:38 PM

I purchased a diff not so long ago and it ended up at the holding depot and they refused to deliver it or return it due to a small patch of oil staining on the box. I ended up having to go collect or they would skip it.

make sure it's drained very well and wrap in polythene or a few bin bags to stop any remnants of oil seeping through.