Thread: MT82 Adapter Shaft

Originally Posted by ATH

I'm sure I read exactly the same on the Defender2 forum just a few minutes ago Spudfan.
Obviously comes as news to you and all other Deafener owners in the UK as well as us in Oz. What a joke.
AlanH.

Yes it was me that put it there. I don't think that Land Rover have a monopoly on spin. I think that the Defender could have been a truly outstanding vehicle if the engineering department had been given more freedom. It seems the what the accountancy department says goes. If some components could have been developed more or been of a better quality we'd have little to complain about. If all of the faults listed on these pages were rectified by using better quality components and applying more stringent quality control at Solihull, owners would not mind paying a higher price for a truly quality vehicle.

But what excuse would we have for getting our hands dirty and skinning our knuckles?

I don't need an exscuse... it seems to be my natural state.

Originally Posted by karlz

Well mines a 2015, and the HD Ashcrofts fit easy.

Your wheels are the optional ones, also used on such packs as the xtech models. The HTE or Ashcroft (brand names) all fit, but you cant get the small centre plastic cap on.

The standard Boost wheels will allow fitting of the HTE (brand names) axles/drive flanges, but the rears only wont allow the large plastic cap to fit without modifiying the cap, which is what I do on the rears. The fronts arent a issue as the flange isnt as deep.

The early alloy wheels that Avion8 has mentioned have enough clearance for the plastic cap, but arent a common wheel and I've only seen them on early Discovery 1 and early Defenders, I dont think they are actually called Boost alloys.

Regards
Daz

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

The early alloy wheels that Avion8 has mentioned have enough clearance for the plastic cap, but arent a common wheel and I've only seen them on early Discovery 1 and early Defenders, I dont think they are actually called Boost alloys.

Regards
Daz

These were the standard wheels on the MY2000 Defender Xtreme in Australia & I do believe they were referred to as Boosts, but could well be wrong, I often am! I've noticed the same wheels on the few Xtreme's I have seen around. These flanges and HD axles certainly took a lot of slop out of the drivetrain on mine.

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

Your wheels are the optional ones, also used on such packs as the xtech models. The HTE or Ashcroft (brand names) all fit, but you cant get the small centre plastic cap on.

The standard Boost wheels will allow fitting of the HTE (brand names) axles/drive flanges, but the rears only wont allow the large plastic cap to fit without modifiying the cap, which is what I do on the rears. The fronts arent a issue as the flange isnt as deep.

The early alloy wheels that Avion8 has mentioned have enough clearance for the plastic cap, but arent a common wheel and I've only seen them on early Discovery 1 and early Defenders, I dont think they are actually called Boost alloys.

Regards
Daz

Yes Dazza, the are the SVX/Dual Finish alloys that are optional on Pumas, so are you saying there is no problem with these,....front & rear, & that the caps will fit on?
Pickles.

These are stock boost alloys as factory fitted to my TDCi DCPU MY2013 - complete with Ashcroft HD drive flanges nicely hidden behind.

New to the forum and have just returned to a Defender after a 300tdi 10 years ago and it rewarded me by loosing all drive 3 weeks in, it is a Puma 130. This is actually my 7th Land Rover (still own two others) and I've never had one not get me home before.

So, from what I have read there is a strong chance that it is the adapter shaft between the MT82 gearbox and the LT230 transfer box. The car is with a mechanic who to be fair is trying to find the cause without pulling the car to bits and I've mentioned this issue to him and he can't find worn splines.

Would I be correct in saying that the splines wear at the gearbox end of the shaft, or is it the coupling the shaft slides into, or a combination of both? Does the transfer box and adapter assembly all need to come out to find that?

I've found my ex army series 3 is satisfying my need for dirt, grease and grazed knuckles so happy for a professional to work on something I will rely on!

Thanks