Thread: D2 front drive shaft problem?

Needed to have mine rebuilt at 245k, heard a chirping noise and sure enough the unis were shot. Anyone needing a propshaft job in Darwin could talk to Driveline in Palmerston, David was a great bloke and did a good job- rebuilt with heavy duty greaseable unis for $300. Ph 08 8935 9180. I had a 45mm lift done 15 months ago, but at 245k and after some salt water action I think it's fair enough.

Just spoke to a crew in Nth Melbourne about getting the front prop shaft rebuilt, and they were reluctant to quote without sighting the shaft.

The concern they had was that DC centring pin on the LR shafts can wear quite badly, and replacement increases the cost of the job significantly. Ballpark costing was $250 if it was simply a matter of putting a kit in, to $600+ if the centring pin required replacement.

Most posts on rebuilding don't mention checking the state of the centring pin, so perhaps a worn pin could be a factor in the apparently short lifespan of some rebuilds?

Mine started to vibrate slightly on Wednesday, and then got a LOT worse this morning, so I crawled under and sure enough, it was stuffed .Failed at exactly 190000ks, and without any warning whatsoever (I am a mechanic by trade, so I am pretty vigilant). Pulled it out this arvo and luckily I have a CDL installed so I could drive it home.
Tom Woods shaft on order (Procomp) and should be in by tomorrow night.
2 inch lift and not much off roading or towing since I have had the car.

Just joined the club....yippie.

Job for next weekend. (128k on a 2003 V8. 95% city car).

Do you think I can clock up another 300 km before changing or is that pushing my luck.

Regards
Andrew

Pushing your luck. Don't even try.

Uh, no.

It's a 2003 ... pull the shaft and lock the centre diff ... or it could be the most expensive <300km you'll ever travel.

Driving around with the front shaft out in Brisbane for week. Will this be Ok?

Up to 80 km/hr or not recommended.

Regards
Andrew

Should be fine. Just no playing boy racer with that V8 going through ONE diff ... drive sensibly, 80kmhr will be fine.

Just remember that the back diff is now sucking up all that the V8 is putting out instead of only 1/2.