Thread: D2 - 145K clunk in diff...and transfer case

Surely my rover is not alone with these symptoms....?

Cheers

Seeming as nobody else is replying and not wanting to be a doomsday merchant.... I found that an increase in lash and clunking comes from the planetary gears in the diff disintegrating from 4WDing etc. You may find crushed bits of it on the magnetic drain plug.

From the transfer I've had the lash adjusted out by a specialist - just wear and tear.

A full diff rebuild on D1 (incl bearings) can be got for about $400, so I can't imagine D2 diffs costing much more.

Transfer case - would you consider low k late model D2 as donor? Check out a price with TRS in Adelaide.

HTH

Pete

Thanks gents. So I may not be far off needing a diff centre....how is the lash adjusted out of the transfer case...is it chain drive?

Cheers

il be watching this post,, cos my fender dose the same thing exacly,, but my front diff wines aswell, rear just cluncks,, but i gota front an rear center but ,, an its only got 1500ks on it,, just run in,,
if i blow a diff an the spider gear are what went crack,, an i get the diff rebiult with new spiders?

Well if it's any consolation - My Classic Range Rover has had a very loud transfer case whine - lots of backlash in the rear diff, and centre diff. It's been offroaded - towed a horse float - etc. First noticed when I bought it 15 years ago - I've done 300,000k's on it. I think some slap is normal - Even my 6,000k old defender has some slap when you wiggle the props. The noise has not changed in that time.

However if the noise has drastically changed recently then it's likely to be something about to top itself.

Thanks mate - that gives me some comfort. I spoke to a bloke today who has worked on LRs for 20 years and he reckons he has seen plenty of D1s with blown diffs, but only one D2 and that was the front from abuse.

I know from this site though that the rear can go bang.
Cheers

Don't forget to check the slip joint in the tailshafts for play. It all adds up.