Thread: D2 Driveshaft goes bang!!!!

looks totaly stuffed .. Throw-away condition

Get another second hand driveshaft // You can buy a standard aftermarket Uni to fit .. but it won't have the location pin in the centre ... but at least it will have a grease point to service it

Was done to a 1999 Disco ... same problem as your picture .. but didn't let go // caught as Maintance

Fen,

With the exchange rate the way it is, one of these is a feasible alternative


Tom Woods Custom Drive Shafts Custom Driveshafts Specialist

Not Happy Jan.
Just picked up some rele's from Ireland at the airport, on the way to Mt Cootha for lunch and .....
The front driveshaft **** itself on Friday, the joint under the aircon drain went kaboom. Could have been far worse, no other damage as we were travelling pretty slow and able to pull up straight away.
Thanks to Dranged who took my technical call on the roadside without notice.

Haven't fitted the CDL yet, so end result was this....

Bummer mate, at least you werent in a 100km zone. As for Justin...he's great for that, I have had to call the DACQ (Dranged Automobile Club QLD) on a couple of occasions with the D3 and D2 ,

Regards

Stevo

you were very lucky......could have been a lot worse

dont know what part of brisbane you are in,but

i would give M.R. a ring on monday 32846688 they are good.

Can't help you with with contacts in Brisbane, but can tell you that i had mine rebuilt with greasable uni's in Melbourne for $350.00.
Mine did'nt let go like yours though so was easy to get repaired. Yours may well be beyond repair.
Glad you all pulled up okay!!
Any comments from your Irish rellies about the pommie engineering you'd like to share??

Originally Posted by scarry

you were very lucky......could have been a lot worse

dont know what part of brisbane you are in,but

i would give M.R. a ring on monday 32846688 they are good.

MR were half the price of the dealer plus will recommend putting on a grease nipple so you can regrease it. Which reminds me I need to get that done.

But being at Redcliffe they are a pain to get to.

Originally Posted by DiscoStew

But being at Redcliffe they are a pain to get to.

yer....they are for me as well...i'm further away from them than you

but over the last ten yrs i have been to all the stealers,and a couple of 'specialists'.

MR are worth the drive,but with work etc it can be damm inconvenient


which also reminds me got to get mine done as well

just my 2 cents worth

cheers

This is this shaft and the joints...






Cheers [/quote]

hi fene,
this photo shows that the thing was kangaroo edward and needed replacement long ago,
not wanting to be a rat, as these things happen, but how about you speak to whoever services it as this should have been picked up long ago.
i have a spare if you want it , but it would be a temporary one, as i replaced it due to vibration - it is servisable, just worn the coating off the splines, hence the vibration, but ok for a couple of thou is greased when fitted.
there is a mob down here that rebuilds shafts, but there name escapse me at the mo.
pm me if you want to borrow my shaft
just need to check if the shafts are the same, as i just previewed this post and think there is a difference.