1999, Discovery 2 TD5 Rear Diff attachment

[Mick Bockisch]

Please excuse my ignorance posting here, as this is my second post to date.
Hope someone might be able to assist me with this? I have a 1999 Discovery 2 TD5, which has this strange attachment to the rear differential and I have no idea of its purpose, never seen anything like this before. Can anyone assist??
Sorry if the post appears disjointed, never uploaded a pic before.

[biggin]

Vibration damper, I believe.

[Slunnie]

I think it is meant to be a vibration dampner. Ironically mine vibrated and snapped off, it hasn't been on for a years and years.

[laney]

vibration damper

[Bohica]

I removed mine, when I fitted a diff guard.

[V8Ian]

Please excuse my ignorance posting here, as this is my second post to date.
Hope someone might be able to assist me with this? I have a 1999 Discovery 2 TD5, which has this strange attachment to the rear differential and I have no idea of its purpose, never seen anything like this before. Can anyone assist??
Sorry if the post appears disjointed, never uploaded a pic before.
No excuses required Mick, your questions educate more than you.
Welcome to the forum and feel free to post in multiple areas. If you get it in the wrong place, a friendly Moderator will gladly help you out. Have look around the site and contribute at will.

[Mick Bockisch]

No excuses required Mick, your questions educate more than you.
Welcome to the forum and feel free to post in multiple areas. If you get it in the wrong place, a friendly Moderator will gladly help you out. Have look around the site and contribute at will.


Thank you to everyone for the detail. Learning a lot from this rebuild and all the information on this site.

[V8Ian]

Mick, should you need parts, Roverlord Off Road Spares is excellent and local to you.PM him from this site and you'll get a discount. Fast, courteous and accurate service.

Some how it's our fault that customer provides wrong address . Go figure. (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/the-verandah/264842-some-how-its-our-fault-customer-provides-wrong-address-go-figure.html)

[Mick Bockisch]

Mick, should you need parts, Roverlord Off Road Spares is excellent and local to you.PM him from this site and you'll get a discount. Fast, courteous and accurate service.

Some how it's our fault that customer provides wrong address . Go figure. (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/the-verandah/264842-some-how-its-our-fault-customer-provides-wrong-address-go-figure.html)


Fantastic advise, I do have quite a list of purchases I need to make. Thanks very much!!

[finallyrangie]

I was told it's a vibration damper, fitted in the factory as needed, I've had one with none, a couple with two (one each end) and I think my current disco only has one on the rear, you can try taking it off and see what happens, sometimes they are fine, sometimes you will want to put it straight back on!
Please excuse my ignorance posting here, as this is my second post to date.
Hope someone might be able to assist me with this? I have a 1999 Discovery 2 TD5, which has this strange attachment to the rear differential and I have no idea of its purpose, never seen anything like this before. Can anyone assist??
Sorry if the post appears disjointed, never uploaded a pic before.