The usual online places. I have had a look at a couple, both the same prices, one has the centralising bush, the other has no mention of it! Both parts made in Germany.Quote:
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The usual online places. I have had a look at a couple, both the same prices, one has the centralising bush, the other has no mention of it! Both parts made in Germany.Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
Look for online services(of your choice).Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
They're all basically the same pricing give or take a few dollars, but don't just get the donut, get the whole kit(and kaboodle, if you like) .. but if doing it in the luxury of your own shed(or mechanics workshop) .. best to renew the centralising pin(diff side) and the internal bush(internal in the tailshaft).
The internal bush can be a bit of PITA for the home mechanic without an extraction tool, in that using a chisel it'll take about 30mins or so of bashing to remove it. Easy to get new one in tho.
The cetralising pin on the diff just needs a bit of clever use of some bits and pieces to extract, they can be rusted in, but easier to remove than the internal bush.
The donut itself is easy-peasy to replace. Just remember that the bolts for it alternate in the direction of fitment, as in the photo shown.
All up it takes about 1hr to do the complete job .. maybe 10mins to do just the donut.
Not keen on online purchasing, I only do it as a last resort.
Land rover dealer thenQuote:
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Land Rover Parts - UNI JOINT - DISCOVERY 1 & 2 (RUBBER COUPLING KIT)Quote:
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I know your not that keen on online but these guys are great, just make sure you click the GKN (genuine) part box, and make sure you follow the installation instructions lol
Cheers
Yep, same here on many items.Quote:
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Too many stories of not getting what you expected to get.
But the link from by LRJim is confirmed to be 100% positive.
I've used these guys too, even tho I live about 40 mins away .. just can't be stuffed to fight Melb roadworks and traffic to get there, and work hasn't sent me out that way in all the time I've been back there.
FWIW: I had mine replaced just after I got the D1. Just the donut. I'd then done well over 100K klms(I think 120K maybe. I now have 130ish on it myself).
They never told me about the pin nor the bush, and the D1 is my first experience with donuts. Prior to that was the RRCs uni system.
I had a worn front uni in my rear prop shaft(just a half mil or so) but as I was checking stuff, I thought fix it. The donut had very light cracks in it, but not broken in any way .. just light cracking. So I thought do the whole thing .. ie. shaft.
I'm sure that I could have left it as is, and just do the front uni.
But contrary to others commenting, the uni really wore out before the donut did, in the 100K or more klms I'd done. I still have the old lightly cracked one in the rear side bins ... just in case(but I doubt I'll ever need it).
I reckon the donut is a far better system than uni. Unis do wear and break, and if you're on a drive of some kind, I can't imagine replacing one out in the field. Could do, but jeez you got to have a lot of heavy tools to do one.
And you HAVE to remove the shaft to do so. If the donut does break, and I get that they can, replacing the donut itself to keep mobile is just having the 17mm or 19mm spanners/sockets to undo the nuts/bolts, slip shaft forward, a mil replace donut, and re-do nuts bolts. maybe 15 mins of work. So donut makes more sense in that field repairs are a couple of orders of magnitude easier.
As I have a few Discos here now, I know it'll come in handy somewhere .. just in case.