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    cpt howdy Guest

    new to the d2 world

    Hi everyone. A few months back I bought my first Disco, a 1999 D2 with 152000kms on the clock. It looked to be in good condition all round apart from a minor oil leak. On the way home after making the purchase a few warning lights popped up on the dash. After a quick net search I found out what they were, the three amigos, DAMN!! Oh well I said I can put up with them. Then whilst travelling up the F3 I felt a vibration, only the road I said, then BANG!! I pulled over to find the front shaft had gone and smacked a big hole in the side of the gearbox, NRMA HELP!!! SO now im home with a vehicle that wont go. Thank god for used car warranty. Sourced a reco box from All 4x4 spares and had it freighted to the the repairer. Got the thing back and found it had a vibration at around 100k's per hour. So not living to far from Mannell motors I put it in for an inspection, all good was the verdict apart from the tailshaft, recommended a new one. The car yard came to the party and back to Mannell to have it installed. Now the vibration is still there but only minor, Does anyone know of this or how to fix it. Also the guys at mannell spoke to a Landy specialist and they said there is a air con drainage hose just above the tailshaft and this drainage causes the tailshaft problems, has anyone else heard of this. I love the thing and will put up with all the faults just need a heads up on a few things.

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    Welcome.

    I think the aircon drain is above the DC joint on the front shaft, not the tail shaft.

    Rgds
    Pete

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    cpt howdy Guest
    ok my mistake thanks have you heard of this before and how about the vibrations. Im new to this

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    Welcome Capt Howdy

    you were lucky with the warranty!!

    you dont say if its a petrol or diesel,,

    the diesels have a tendency to break engine mounts,,

    there are a few D2's running around with strange vibrations,, maybe a quick search?
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    cpt howdy Guest
    its a v8 auto petrol, I am going to try a steering damper other than that I dont know what it could be, I have checked the engine mounts they seem fine.

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    all the normal things like,,
    all the tyres match,
    are balanced(and havent thrown a weight), aligned,
    ?
    "How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"

    '93 V8 Rossi
    '97 to '07. sold.
    '01 V8 D2
    '06 to 10. written off.
    '03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
    '10 to '21
    '16.5 RRS SDV8
    '21 to Infinity and Beyond!


    1988 Isuzu Bus. V10 15L NA Diesel
    Home is where you park it..

    [IMG][/IMG]

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    The vibration could be a faulty/worn-out rubber coupling on the rear tailshaft.

    You would do well to have the unis in the double cardon joint in the front tailshaft replaced with greasable ones if they haven't been done already, as that's the biggest cause of failure. A/C moisture dripping on the joint is just 1 way of moisture getting into it - driving on wet roads is another!
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    cpt howdy Guest
    The front shaft is now a brand new one with new cardon joints, I am in the process of trying to extend drainage point so wont drip on shaft, I have been doing alot of reading here and seems a new rubber donut might do the trick. I am going to put a 2" lift on it and do castor correctors and steering damper aswell. The 2 front tyres are the same and the 2 rear are the same with even wear on them. The wheels are balanced, might be out of alignment, having that done on Friday. Thanks to all with ideas for me, any others are much appreciated.

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    I'm in the same boat Cpt H. I'm getting driveline vibes between 95-110 kph after replacing front propshaft, injector harness, engine mounts, both diffs, sway bar links & bushes and tightening the muffler heat shield. Next step is to put it on a dyno next service & try to locate the problem that way.

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    mine makes a weird vibration noise at about 2700rpm which is consistent with engine rpm... dont feel anything so much as hear it...

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