Thread: Warning New Puma Owners

Thats an awesome bit of Lateral thinking by Ashcrofts,

Eventho I've sold the Defender now the Ashcroft R380 was one of the best things I put into that car.
Dave, If Landrovers ever get 'reliable' and you find yourselves twiddling thumbs there are plenty of Kits you could design to make the new Iveco Daily 4x4 better

Ordered mine last night!

I've always believed in preventative maintenance and while mine's not too bad at this stage, I'd rather have the permanent fix sooner than later.

Cheers,

Lou

Originally Posted by Loubrey

I've always believed in preventative maintenance and while mine's not too bad at this stage, I'd rather have the permanent fix sooner than later.

Probably a stupid question but if you don't do this as a preventative measure what do you risk apart from the obvious? I guess what I am asking is if I wait for it to fail will it take out other components leading to further $$$ or can I drop in this fix then?

My lack of mechanical knowledge around gearbox and transfer case borders on dangerous, so I rely heavily on the advice and input from the guys here on the forum and the fact that Ashcroft's improved and modified parts are not commercially driven, but true fixes of known issues. So this is purely my take on the issue...

It is my understanding that if this adapter shaft fails, you just loose total drive without other peripheral damage (other than potentially over revving the engine for an instant).

I've got a couple of long distance trips lined up for the middle of this year and they are the sort of thing you do not want to risk loosing drive on, hence me going for the preventative maintenance route.

My car is out of warranty, so I have no consideration on that account. I'm not sure Land Rover will look too favorably on a mod like this (but I could be wrong as the new parts are modified genuine items). Its also my understanding that they are at least greasing that adapter shaft now, but whether on recall or on an ad-hoc basis if they fail, I'm not sure.

Cheers,

Lou

Lou,who's fitting it for you?. Pat

Thanks Lou, your mechanical knowledge far exceeds mine! We are still in warranty and have no remote trips planned any time soon but probably go straight on the to-do list as soon as warranty expires.

Are there any symptoms to look for? I thought I read somewhere that the dreaded backlash especially at speed (in high gears) was a clue. Can't say we have that.

Originally Posted by ashtrans

That's very kind of you, thanks

Dave

Dave,do you get the Ford Ranger in the UK fitted with the MT82?,how do Ford connect the gearbox-transfer?,they don't have this issue as far as I know.While your here when fitting the ATB to the T/C does it affect the center diff lock in any way?,when fitted it sends power front/rear when open but in diff lock it locks just like normal?,will a TDCi center diff bolt into a Tdi?. Pat

Originally Posted by Lagerfan

Thanks Lou, your mechanical knowledge far exceeds mine! We are still in warranty and have no remote trips planned any time soon but probably go straight on the to-do list as soon as warranty expires.

Are there any symptoms to look for? I thought I read somewhere that the dreaded backlash especially at speed (in high gears) was a clue. Can't say we have that.

Mine felt like the diff had backlash,I have a feeling that all the people that had diffs replaced and all the people who constantly rubbished the P38a were wrong.Mine had a clunk if you dropped the clutch but now after replacing the drive flanges and shaft the diff is spot on,my shaft is only 5K old so I'm not rushing to replace it but it'll be done with an ATB center,the TDCi center will be re-shimmed and fitted to my Tdi,the Tdi has a lot of T/C slap but at 471,000km's it's to be expected. Pat