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  1. 18th December 2011, 06:56 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasa57 View Post
    This is the uni that sits directly under the air-con condensation drip. The moral of the story is don't delay if / when you hear the dreaded front propshaft squeek.
    Did you shift the air-con drain hose to the other side of the vehicle? Easy to do, and keeps the water off the drive shaft, Bob
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  2. 18th December 2011, 08:59 PM #22
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    Thanks for the reminder, Bob - it's on the lengthening "to do" list. I'll be viewing the Disco from below again tomorrow, will have a go then.
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    I have a 99, 160k, & planning a 2 week trip towing in Jan & got mine replaced as a precaution. Only slight movement but just peace of mind!

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  4. 3rd January 2012, 10:54 PM #24
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    Follow-up: The"yolk" is on me!

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    Well, it's all fun isn't it?
    My "excellent" repair job on the front shaft came asunder (luckily at low speed) on a fishing trip on new years day.
    Only myself to blame, didn't check the bouble cardan / hookes / double universal yolk holes and circlip grooves closely enough. Luckily (again!) it happened just as I was taking off, so at low speed.

    Back on the workbench, the cause was obvious. one of the circlip grooves was shallowed and worn, allowing a circlip to escape - the rest is predictable. This damage would have been caused by the last universal failure over time. The cardan body is very hard to access, so my choices were to recond a used shaft (not keen) or buy a new / recond one.

    I have been very lucky to get away with no damage or injuries from 2 recent front shaft failures, so I'm not going for the "trifecta" - new shaft is in the mail, $420.00 delivered to my door from USA. Local prices ranged from $600.00 to $1500.00!
    Luckily it has CDL internals, so can still get around in the interim.
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  5. 4th January 2012, 08:09 AM #25
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    Hi Wasa57, is that a Tom Woods unit you have sourced?
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  6. 4th January 2012, 09:30 AM #26
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    The seller is: supersport70meano through ebay, havn't see the name Tom Woods mentioned.
    So far their communication and help have been excellent. The unit has greasable unis. They only have various drive shafts listed, and can customise a shaft to suit your needs.
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    Follow up: new front propshaft

    New front shaft arrived today, now fitted.
    Quick delivery from USA, looks all brand new, labelled "Spicer" and has greasable unis.
    First test drive: all smooth, no discernable vibrations.
    Have re-directed air-cond drip away from cardan joint, so with normal servicing, should be good for the remaining life of the Disco.
    Got to be happy with the price: $420.00 Au total.
    In retrospect (20/20 vision!) not worth mucking around with trying to recondition previous failed shaft.
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  8. 10th January 2012, 09:43 PM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasa57 View Post
    New front shaft arrived today, now fitted.
    Quick delivery from USA, looks all brand new, labelled "Spicer" and has greasable unis.
    First test drive: all smooth, no discernable vibrations.
    Have re-directed air-cond drip away from cardan joint, so with normal servicing, should be good for the remaining life of the Disco.
    Got to be happy with the price: $420.00 Au total.
    In retrospect (20/20 vision!) not worth mucking around with trying to recondition previous failed shaft.
    Don't blame you for re-plumbing the air-con drip, I have made a bit of effort myself after a failure but can not help but think this is a waste of time. They have seals to keep the grease in and would expect that this would keep water out, but perhaps not. A suspension lift seems to be the dominant association with premature failure, some on this forum have them go quite frequently. A non lifted Disco seems to get up to about 200,000km prior to failure so if it is drips then they should all go about the same time me thinks. Rather, it seems to be the angle the universals work at that is the predicting factor in failure rates.
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