Thread: PUMA Front Prop Shaft URGENT HELP PLS

Do I need to remove the four bolts at the tc end or are they ok to have the nuts back on and just stay as I can't get them out without removing a split ring.

Put the nuts back on and then put a cable tie around the four of them between nuts and flange and tighten it to stop them rattling around.

Steve

I had a front uni fail in outback NT,no grease even though it was dealer serviced three weeks earlier and I drove for a day and a bit with cable tie's holding the bolts in place.The Alice dealership replaced the whole drive shaft no question and checked over the whole vehicle for me,the Tdi had no trouble spinning the rear wheels either. Pat

Hi Iain
Sorry to hear that the props gone.
Two thoughts
You said you had a series 2 Discovery flange on the front tc. Given the diff end is so similar and Discoveries have a cardan joint could you just use the Discovery shaft if one is available.
Secondly, Iwould not be too worried about driving on the one diff with the centre lock engaged. I did this for around 3 weeks with a broken rear diff in a range rover and have driven the discovery home from a hard weekends play on the front diff towing a camper. It is ordinary as the backlash in the gearing is excentuated. Just take it steady and easy on the gear changes.

i have a felling the disco props if used have to be shortened or lengthened cant Bremer which way round..and some one on here had a D2 prop adjusted for a puma

Thanks everyone I pulled the shaft out this morning and 400km on it hasn't missed a beat. A little more backlash but driven carefully its fine.

Hi Iain, Do you have the same DC joint as me? mine has taken a work out and still fine? its done atleast 25,000km, cant remember when i put it in exactly but it was over a year ago now.

BTW i have a spare shaft without DC joint and D2 flange at one end, your welcome to lend it if you havnt passed by Stockton yet.