Thread: Driveshaft Advice

You can tell if the engine mounts are OK by looking upwards at them.
There is a hole in the middle of the bottom.
If the rubber inside is resting on the hole then they are finished.
if there is a gap above the hole then they are OK.
Regards PhilipA
BTW your front driveshaft looks like a GKN with those retainer rings which are the same as my GKN. If so there is no lubrication to the centre bearing, but usually it is not needed. The failure point is the UJs.

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

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The difference when driving in rain or on river crossings with the vehicle driving it's prop shaft on rotation produces centrifugal force to fling water off it (like a spin dryer).

When a Disco is parked there is condensate that drips down on to the unis below, nothing is there to spin it off. Condensate drips for a while. A fair bit of water comes out as seen by puddles where cars park .

So much so that on a humid day, I thought I had a fluid leak!