| Thank you, I didn't think about removing the yoke. I have been a shade tree wrench monkey for most of my life and I remember removing a yoke like that before.
If it is a bugger to get off then I will just do the Bondo thing I guess. OR,,, Take a one foot square piece of 1/4" plate steel, split it down the middle and make the cuts so the two pieces fit the diff. Then weld the two pieces back together, bolt them down and weld them to the tank. What about removing some of those fins on the diff.? I am thinking about getting the metal closer to the diff. and using JB-Weld instead of Bondo if my welding attempt fails. I have five acres with stuff piled all over the property. I do not scrap out random pieces of metal. That old trailer frame has been laying out there 34 years. For a fixed half of the cover I also have metal salvaged from scrap washing machines. The old top load ones. I use a saw-z-all to cut along the top on both sides and the front. Then I do the bottom and on each side near the back I cut straight down. That gives me a large U-shaped piece of metal. I lay them down on a concrete surface and stand in the center and use a foot to push each side down to the floor. Then I turn them over and again walk the bends. When I get them close to flat I take a two pound hand sledge and flatten the corners until it is all one flat piece of metal. They store easy like that until I need them. I probably will make the opening side of the lid from plywood. Alan in Michigan
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