rear propshaft length

[mattmac]

I was wondering if the rear propshaft on the county isuzu with LT95/85 are the same length.The reason i ask the county i just got was originally LT85 but now has the LT95 RR 4-speed fitted - I wanted to remove the handbrake drum(smaller RR drum) to see inside because the handbrake doesn't work -anyway when i removed all the prop nuts i couldn't slide it off the drum flange bolts which didn't seem right-i would have thought there'd be enough movement in slip joint to compress the shaft to slide it off without having to remove the diff end as well?

[landiematt]

It's not locked up on the grease is it. Try taking out the nipple and see if that helps. Not sure of lengths sorry.
Matt

[Slunnie]

Id also bet its locked up on the splines. Try dropping it from the diff end so you don't have to get it over the studs at the handbrake.

[mattmac]

i took the whole shaft off and got it sliding on slip joint but all the grease comes out when i do slide it-is that normal?

[landiematt]

To a degree it is, the grease will travel up the splines. Might be a bit of wear on your splines but you should be able to check it.
Matt

[AdsLandies]

They should be the same length. I swapped the tailshaft on my County (LT85) with one off a Perentie (LT95). They were exactly the same length. Front drive shafts are a different length though. I've found every time I've removed the rear tailshaft I've had to also disconnect it at the diff end to get it out easily.