Thread: swap rear d1 tail shaft

Hi , any info would be appreciated . I've heard it's possible to swap the rear d1 tail shaft for a rear rangie tail shaft to enable you to use uni joints rather than the rubber coupling they come with . Is this a big job ? Does the pinion flange need to be changed ? Does it all bolt straight up ? Cheers

My flange new from British Offroad was $110 with a seal. I already had a tail shaft from a Range Rover. If I had put the required spacer in the first time it would have been quite an easy job. The hardest bit was pulling the spigot out. I used a piece of pipe with a bit of flat with a hole in it. Then put a bolt with a nut wound up to the head in. The when it was tight I wound down the nut which pulled the spigot out. You can use the new flange in stead of the pipe. So all you need is a bolt about 70mm long high tensile and something to go across the end of the flange with a hole in it. Don't forget the spacer.