Thread: Discovery 2 Propshaft Failures

Replaced mine arround 90thou rerouted both aircon drains cable tied to auto oil pipes [had to replace auto switcher unit as well] TD5 02 Auto

Both of my drain tubes were cut off ages ago and dont drip onto the joint as far as I can see.

hey

mine went around the 120000 mark took it in for a check up and to clear 3 amigos then mech can out saying the front shaft is stuffed and he couldnt let me leave so he fixed it and near $900 buckaroos later i drove her home shocked. surely this should be fixed and same with 3 amigos

let me know how you go as i would like to know

cheers dan

Air con water leaks on to the propshaft which is what causes the failures if you extend the the flow pipes on the air con should not have the problem or put in grease uni joints and not the standed ones that cant be greased

all problems go away

Need info on how to do it go to www.discovery2.co.uk:)

Originally Posted by Tusker

My theory is that it related to the air conditioning...

The D/C joint has water constantly dripped on it, it lives on a constant diet of grinding paster effetively.

I've fiited a D2 front shaft to the Defender. No probs to date, & the a/c drips to one side.

Regards
Max P

Ok Sorry what happens to the unis when its raining or you do water crossing? Surely this has more water than air con drain, most of the air con drain water will flick off striaght away and wont get in the uni's.
The air con drain imo has nothing to do with propshaft failures, its Land Rover design fault, not be able to regrease then, Just change your proshaft to one with grease able uni joint and you will never have that problem.
I can guarantee that if you keep the original unis in and still move the drain away it will still wear and then if not checked will fail.

BTW I have had customers that never use their Air con (keep HVAC switched off) and still have the unis fail.

PS For those you don't know me I work on Land Rovers every day and Run a independent Land Rover workshop

also when you do get uni's switched out make sure your grease gun can fit.
having to order a slimline connection for my gun as the standard one will not attach properly.
cheers
yorkie

please take off my vote to the poll. I didnt realize it relate to propshaft failure.

Looking at the poll I recon it's the Diesel's torque that kills the uni's.
Remind me of a article in Race Car Engineering Mag about Audi diesel winning Le Mans. Audi had huge problems finding a gearbox that will handle the torque.