D2 Driveshaft goes bang!!!!

[FenianEel]

Not Happy Jan. :mad:
Just picked up some rele's from Ireland at the airport, on the way to Mt Cootha for lunch and .....
The front driveshaft **** itself on Friday, the joint under the aircon drain went kaboom. Could have been far worse, no other damage as we were travelling pretty slow and able to pull up straight away.
Thanks to Dranged who took my technical call on the roadside without notice. ;)

Haven't fitted the CDL yet, so end result was this....
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/07/182.jpg

This is this shaft and the joints...
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/07/178.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/07/183.jpg

The yoke on the front end is pretty ugly too
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/07/183.jpg

So.....

Anyone got a spare lying around?

Anyone know anyone in Brissy that can rebuild these, and/or make em greasable?
Justin put me onto a mob on the Goldy, but getting it there is the issue.
I'm reluctant to get a 'new' LR one as after reading several posts, seems like they are likely to do the same thing, even after re-routing the aircon drain.
However, I need to get this thing on the road asap.

Cheers ;)

[mike 90 RR]

looks totaly stuffed .. Throw-away condition

Get another second hand driveshaft // You can buy a standard aftermarket Uni to fit .. but it won't have the location pin in the centre ... but at least it will have a grease point to service it

Was done to a 1999 Disco ... same problem as your picture .. but didn't let go // caught as Maintance

[dobbo]

Fen,

With the exchange rate the way it is, one of these is a feasible alternative


Tom Woods Custom Drive Shafts Custom Driveshafts Specialist (http://www.4xshaft.com/index.html)

[stevo68]

Not Happy Jan. :angry:
Just picked up some rele's from Ireland at the airport, on the way to Mt Cootha for lunch and .....
The front driveshaft **** itself on Friday, the joint under the aircon drain went kaboom. Could have been far worse, no other damage as we were travelling pretty slow and able to pull up straight away.
Thanks to Dranged who took my technical call on the roadside without notice. ;)

Haven't fitted the CDL yet, so end result was this.... Bummer mate, at least you werent in a 100km zone. As for Justin...he's great for that, I have had to call the DACQ (Dranged Automobile Club QLD) on a couple of occasions with the D3 and D2 :D,

Regards

Stevo

[scarry]

you were very lucky......could have been a lot worse

dont know what part of brisbane you are in,but

i would give M.R. a ring on monday 32846688 they are good.

[WildOne]

Can't help you with with contacts in Brisbane, but can tell you that i had mine rebuilt with greasable uni's in Melbourne for $350.00.
Mine did'nt let go like yours though so was easy to get repaired. Yours may well be beyond repair.
Glad you all pulled up okay!!
Any comments from your Irish rellies about the pommie engineering you'd like to share??:p

[DiscoStew]

you were very lucky......could have been a lot worse

dont know what part of brisbane you are in,but

i would give M.R. a ring on monday 32846688 they are good.

MR were half the price of the dealer plus will recommend putting on a grease nipple so you can regrease it. Which reminds me I need to get that done.

But being at Redcliffe they are a pain to get to.

[scarry]

But being at Redcliffe they are a pain to get to.

yer....they are for me as well...i'm further away from them than you

but over the last ten yrs i have been to all the stealers,and a couple of 'specialists'.:(

MR are worth the drive,but with work etc it can be damm inconvenient


which also reminds me got to get mine done as well

just my 2 cents worth

cheers

[harry]

This is this shaft and the joints...
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/07/178.jpg





Cheers ;)[/quote]

hi fene,
this photo shows that the thing was kangaroo edward and needed replacement long ago,
not wanting to be a rat, as these things happen, but how about you speak to whoever services it as this should have been picked up long ago.
i have a spare if you want it , but it would be a temporary one, as i replaced it due to vibration - it is servisable, just worn the coating off the splines, hence the vibration, but ok for a couple of thou is greased when fitted.
there is a mob down here that rebuilds shafts, but there name escapse me at the mo.
pm me if you want to borrow my shaft
just need to check if the shafts are the same, as i just previewed this post and think there is a difference.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

bump--
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery/60520-d2-front-drive-shaft-problem.html
;)

[FenianEel]

With apologies to Willie Nelson

I'm on the road again
Fit a drive shaft and I'm on the road again
Fit the bolts and I'm on the road again
Wrecking Land Rovers with my friends

Like an unreliable POS going down the highway
Waiting for the next frustration in green ovaling.....
I'm on the road again :D

Thanks to Harry for lending me a spare drive shaft, which I didn't need
THanks for Dranged for putting me onto Gibbs Truck Repairs at Burleigh.
Great blokes all and great work.

Dropped my shagged shaft off at 14:30 yesterday.
Got a phone call at 09:30 this morning and $265 later - picked this up.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/10/454.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/07/74.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/07/75.jpg

[Pedro_The_Swift]

It seems too cheap for something that important---:eek:

[Redback]

Gotta be happy with that:D

That's about the right price Pedro, my last one i had done was around that, give or take a couple of $$

Baz.

[DaveF]

Hi FenianEel,
Just wondering if you had any warning before the joint went bang. eg vibration or anything.

Cheers
DaveF

01 D2 TD5, 2" OME Lift, CDL Actuated, Pirelli Scorpion 245/70/16 ATR's, Safari snorkel.

[FenianEel]

Warning?
You mean, like.....
a) chirping whistling sound (almost metallic watery) particularly under accelaration, though not present all the time
b) vibration, not particularly bad, but noticeable
c) sometimes kick back on accel/decelaration
or
d) all of the above

I'm embarrassed and honest enough to say it was d) :imwithstupid::oops2:

Kinda stupid and self explanatory now, but should've done a bit more investigating and spent the time to check it out.
I thought the slight chirp/whistle may have been something to do with the aircon at first (as it sounds like its coming from behind the dash) :wallbash:

An ounce of prevention ....blah,blah,blah;)

[simonl8353]

Warning?
You mean, like.....
a) chirping whistling sound (almost metallic watery) particularly under accelaration, though not present all the time
b) vibration, not particularly bad, but noticeable
c) sometimes kick back on accel/decelaration
or
d) all of the above

I'm embarrassed and honest enough to say it was d) :imwithstupid::oops2:

Kinda stupid and self explanatory now, but should've done a bit more investigating and spent the time to check it out.
I thought the slight chirp/whistle may have been something to do with the aircon at first (as it sounds like its coming from behind the dash) :wallbash:

An ounce of prevention ....blah,blah,blah;)
Hey FenianEel, I only just read this thread and now feel kinda stooopid for asking (on another topic) how those little brass thingy's for your airbags went.

Glad you got that fixed in good time and at a good price.

I'll now get all my drivelines checked when I bring forward the next service (As you said, an ounce of prevention ..)

[dmdigital]

Warning?
You mean, like.....
a) chirping whistling sound (almost metallic watery) particularly under accelaration, though not present all the time
b) vibration, not particularly bad, but noticeable
c) sometimes kick back on accel/decelaration
or
d) all of the above

I'm embarrassed and honest enough to say it was d) :imwithstupid::oops2:

Kinda stupid and self explanatory now, but should've done a bit more investigating and spent the time to check it out.
I thought the slight chirp/whistle may have been something to do with the aircon at first (as it sounds like its coming from behind the dash) :wallbash:

An ounce of prevention ....blah,blah,blah;)

I didn't get any of the above warnings. All that happened to us was what sounded like a bomb going off under the Disco followed by the sounds of shrapnel striking the underbody and a slight wheel wobble (like a flat back tyre).

[DaveF]

I got the chirpy sound and the vibration as mentioned on the other Front Drive Shaft post. Thanks again FenianEel for your description as it saved my shaft going bang. :thumbsup:

Cheers
DaveF
01 D2 TD5, 2" OME Lift, CDL Actuated, Pirelli Scorpion 245/70/16 ATR's, Safari snorkel. Currently 2WD.

[FenianEel]

Hey FenianEel, I only just read this thread and now feel kinda stooopid for asking (on another topic) how those little brass thingy's for your airbags went.

Hope you get the driveshaft fixed in good time and at a good price.

I'll now get all my drivelines checked when I bring forward the next service (As you said, an ounce of prevention ..)

G'day Simon,

One cracked :( seems to be holding alright. Sent an email after we spoke to Lisa at Arnotts, haven't got a response. Got a few small 'bits' from Pirtek, not sure if they'll work yet. ;)

[JohnE]

now I know why you didn;t come down for a drive, that is definately an oops moment. thats one of those double cardan thingys isn't it?

bad news mate, but at least its fixed.


john