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Hmm, odd.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mclaren00
As Damien said, the TW ones allow a greater range of motion, I have a photo somewhere of a TW DC shaft vs a Deefer front shaft and yes, I know the Deefer is only a single cardan joint but the TW DC shaft had a much greater operating angle than the OE shaft (which was binding on the yoke at full droop)
It sounds like we all have an old propshaft in the garage waiting to be rebuilt.... one day. Pretty sure if the day ever comes we'll just go buy another. And then we'll have 2 in the garage.. 😂🤣. Just because......... alomg with our old springs and fuel regulators.....
Do you still have to remove the T/W shaft to do the centre bearing.Quote:
Originally Posted by rick130
Why i ask is when i bought my car 4 years ago the f/shaft had been replaced with ? Which can be fully greased but i have to remove it to grease the hidden centre bearing nipple[wink11]
This is a trap for new players if they are not aware of that hidden grease nipple[thumbsupbig]
In the Deefer you pull the floor out !Quote:
Originally Posted by rangieman
Sooo much easier. :D
You could probably pick if it's a TW shaft as
a) it uses 1310 Spicer uni's, not the 1300 size that L/R use
b) Tom uses a blue coating on the splines
Yes, 3 grease nipples. 2 on front double cardjun & 1 on the rear of the front prop shaftQuote:
Originally Posted by rick130
Maybe mine is as it has the blue coating also the unis appear different not that iv`e taken notice .But i still drop the shaft to do that hidden grease nipple[wink11]Quote:
Originally Posted by rick130
Mine has 3 on the D/C and 1 on the other uni at the other end of the shaft and one on the spline so 5 on the front shaft[wink11]Quote:
Originally Posted by John_D2
I rebuilt mine with grea sable unis from hardy spicer was pretty easy,centre ball needed a bit of mcguyvering but all good. There is already a hole in the Land Rover shaft behind the centre ball that possibly could be drilled out and tapped to accept a 90 degree grease nipple still have to drop the transfer side of the drive shaft to grease it. I will look into it when I rebuild mine with the gks or whatever the original brand uni were as the HD hardy spicer unis aren't greasing freely and never have even after a heap of stuffing around with them trying to purge grease through them.
This is the flush mount grease nipple there is not enough room for a right angle nipple behind the centre bearing[wink11].Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Simon.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/05/495.jpg
IIRC Tom also uses unis with the nipple in a cap and the newer ones use a yellow seal on the caps/trunnion.
The nipple in the cap rather than the cross makes for a stronger uni as it removes the stress raiser of a drilled and tapped nipple at a point of stress.
FWIW, and it's been mentioned on here quite a bit but worth repeating, the genuine LR/GKN unis are special.
They are 1300 Spicer size across the cross, but use a 1310 size trunnion, so are equivalent in strength to a 1310 uni.
Hardy Spicer can also supply them. Search in The Good Oil for part #'s.
If you use a standard size 1300 uni you are compromising strength/life.