CV Joint

[d2dave]

Does anyone here know if a P38 and a D2 share the same CV Joint. My son LRDan busted one yesterday. As his job takes him away for the next two weeks I am going to try to source one for him.

[mtb_gary]

Dave
Unfortunately a different part between D2 (DA6063) and p38 (STC3204)
Gary

[d2dave]

Thanks Gary. Any one know of one been wrecked in the Eastern side of Australia or the best place to get new?

I am well sourced on where to get stuff for my Disco's but LRDan has only recently purchased the P38 so still finding our way with it.

[discovery39]

Ritters had good second hand ones last time we needed one. (4mths ago)
Or Roverland.

[rangieman]

Ritters had good second hand ones last time we needed one. (4mths ago)
Or Roverland.

Or Roverlords on here send him a pm;)

[wayneg]

Get one from the UK, they are so cheap that even with shipping it should be less than $100

[d2dave]

Get one from the UK, they are so cheap that even with shipping it should be less than $100

Problem is they are Chinese junk. As some one suggested, and I agree with them, that a good used OE would be a far better option than a new cheapie.

[Keithy P38]

I disagree about the "Chinese junk" thing... Quite a lot of cheap stuff from over there for our Rangie's are quite good quality!

[d2dave]

So how can you tell the quality of a cheap CV?

[Keithy P38]

Word of mouth is generally the way to go. Not sure how many on here who've done CV's from memory, not sure where they sourced theirs from!

Cheers
Keithy

[mtb_gary]

When I did mine last year I also snapped the drive shaft at the same time....ouch! I bought a 2nd hand replacement shaft with CV joint still assembled from a local LR wrecker. All up from memory around $120.

Gary

[wayneg]

So how can you tell the quality of a cheap CV?

Think mine was from lrseries.co.uk. Must be about 4 years now and 50,000k`s
I dont understand why so many pay top $$ thinking they are getting better.

[davidsonsm]

What's best advice on practical maintenance on the CVs to ensure they're as good as can be?

[d2dave]

Make sure the rubber boot is in good nick. If you find it torn CV should be dismantled, cleaned and regreased.

If the boot is ok, no maintenance needed.