Thread: D2 front drive shaft problem?

Chirp chirp chirp...squeak squeak...slight vibration under acceleration..oh crap!

Sure enough I climbed under the car and was greeted by shiny bits of UJ in the DC joint. My $30 3/8" air ratchet from Bunnings made getting the bolts undone alot easier.

After 140k km, and alot of beach work and gravel roads it was bound to happen sometime.

Having a look at the rubber boot that goes over the center bearing of the DC joint, it it a bit perished.

Does anyone know if it can be removed or replaced?

same.thing.happened.to.mine.turn.on.your.air.con.a nd.see.where.the.air.con
drip.hose.drips.on.mine.driped.straight.on.the.knu ckel.
thats.what.stuffs.em.re.route.the.hose

yes i just got the same with mine chirp, chirp, chirp, clunk! but at 189000k i thought it was a pretty good effort to get it that far without detonating gonna pluck the shaft 2morrow and try to rebuild it

Originally Posted by bluelightdisco

yes i just got the same with mine chirp, chirp, chirp, clunk! but at 189000k i thought it was a pretty good effort to get it that far without detonating gonna pluck the shaft 2morrow and try to rebuild it

I thought that too...but damn public holidays mean I will have to wait til Tues to get the new uni's

I really doubt its the aircon,,

more to do with no grease for ten years

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

I really doubt its the aircon,,

more to do with no grease for ten years

i wholy agree with you pedro it was definately a design flaw thank god for aftermarket company's

Well it was one of those jobs you always promise yourself to do!....
Land Rover Discovery V8 Year 2000, 125K. Lived a good life for its first 80K then we got her!!!

Thought I heard the chirpping of a very small and weak cricket....

Left it a bit longer and not many k's...

Had a look at the front prop shaft and noticed the slightest glimmer of shiny metal on an end cap where the circlip had managed to rotate....

Mmmm yup a job after nights!.. Just driving up the road at a snails pace due to roadworks and convincing myself .... It will be okay the prop shaft fairies will have fixed it in my sleep!... Silence became a Chirp which became an instant screech... Straight to Neutral...

A muffled bang....

Oh yeah the double carden failed.... Fortunately not a dimple in anything...

SO the moral of the story get under those trucks....

Now split the shaft and splines u/s also so.....

After numerous international phone calls due to silly pricing in Oz.... (900 - 1100 via L.R genuine suppliers)

Spoke to them and they were sooo helpful and knowledgable and couldn't give me enough info... So I've ordered a Tom WOODS extra length for lift, HD 5 point greasable...

Should be here by Thursday which would probably have broken even with a local supply anyway BUT at a better spec and price...

Will post a pic when she arrives.

James

Serviced the Disco at the weekend and have to say its a good feeling to pump the grease into the propshaft and to know the worrying "chirps" wont be visiting.

I can only thank the previous owner for undertaking the DC modification.