Thread: Front drive shaft

Originally Posted by Franz

G'day Paul,

Now that makes me wonder if the 2250 rpm vibration has anything to do with the front drive shaft? I had a 2001 Disco with the vibration issue and nothing would solve it despite my numerous complaints to LRA.

My current Disco has it albeit mildly but it has become worse over time.

I think I might pull the front shaft sometime, drive around without it for a while and see if I notice any difference - a long shot I think but worth a try.

Cheers,

Franz

Whether the later shaft will solve the vibration issues is a matter of debate. I suspect that in a vehicle which was in factory condition it would make a difference. But once you are into 100K+ km other wear is going to be the problem. I seem to recall a member here recently posting that after rebuilding the engine, transfer case and auto the vibrations had pretty much gone. That suggests to me that it's the cumulative effect of wear of the whole system, rather than a single component. It would be nice to pin point the biggest contributors, but as the "Ultimate Solution" threads 400-500 posts indicates that is a bit of a pipe dream.

From the pics I've seen the ball bearing sliding joint is going to be the last thing to wear on the shaft.

cheers
Paul

Mine was starting to make the clicking sound with a bit of vibration so got home and checked the front shaft and the uni had started to fail. So whipped it out and took it in to Hardy Spicer in Eagle Farm Qld and they rebuilt it, balanced and painted all done for $275 as they didn't have the replace the bearing in the double cardian. They said as long as you get onto them early it's just new unis. Couldn't recommend them enough 2 day turn around.