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  1. 22nd April 2014, 12:18 AM #1
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    Front driveshaft gone too soon.

    Hey all,
    so just over a year ago I bought my '00 Td5 auto and quickly found it had a flogged front driveshaft. Now the lads at 4WD parts here in Perth were quite helpful and gave me a new driveshaft with the greaseable uni joints and all the good stuff however... after 30000kms it gave up over Easter.

    Fortunately just a horrible vibration that came from the double cardan joint that'd gone so I've since been running without the front driveshaft and with the CDL engaged. (Side note: better fuel economy!)

    So I ask the experts of AULRO, is this normal? I only have a 2" lift and 245/75s so nothing excessive. Do I need a special driveshaft or have I just gotten unlucky?

    Thanks in advance,
    Ben.
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  2. 22nd April 2014, 05:55 AM #2
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    That is unlucky
    A few questions
    - Have you been serious offroad where it may of been bent and has worn the uj,s out
    - have the aircon. Drains been redirected as per the original problem with the factory shafts issue

    Sounds like you have a bad batch and at 30k they should warrant with a replacement
    Hopefully they haven't supplied you with a cheapy with chinese bearings
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  3. 22nd April 2014, 05:58 AM #3
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    Not normal.

    Have a read through some of these threads. http://www.aulro.com/afvb/good-oil/6...an-joints.html , this one in particular http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...t-problem.html
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  4. 23rd April 2014, 08:06 PM #4
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    Cheers guys, I'll make a trip up to see what can be done. Any possibility of extra damage being done by running it in 2wd with the CDL locked for extended periods of time?
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