Thread: Baught a p38 3 days ago.... and its stuffed already.

Originally Posted by justinc

VC will be fine, it may even be seized; that will account for the failure of the front CV....

JC

Slightly off topic so I'll try not to hijack the thread.

Really? Is that because there is minimal strain in it even though it's locked permanently? Where a different size wheel on tarmac will permanently put loads of torque on the vc? Would running just the front be ok?

The VC will transfer torque to the slipping axle output, [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscous_coupling_unit"]Viscous coupling unit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

although when seized ( failed) it just acts as a spool and supplies 50/50 output with NO slip. This is what renders Freelander IRD's to scrap value in no time....

JC

The VC seems fine i think from the testing i have done, i was looking forward to seeing how it works off road, i have only put the thing in low range twice, once when i picked it up and again showing my wife how to do it being that it was supposed to be her car to drive.

I have dodgy'd up a temporary solution, waiting for the sealant to dry up a bit at the moment before i finish it off, so going RWD only, or should i lock the front diff so atleast some drive is going to the front, i dont want to damage the VC as well......

From what i can see i think the previous owner gave the car a hard time off road, the damage to the CV may have been done on his last outing, its a bit of a shame the VC hides the lack of drive to one diff. Looking at the end of the axle the splines are so badly worn down they are almost flat there are also several large chunks out of the shaft, at the other end of the shaft you can see where the axle has been riding up into the hemisphere and rubbing on the cross pin giving the end of the axle a smooth polished look - not sure how long it would have taken to go this far but i would guess quite some time.

The previous owner better hope he never crosses my path again,there are several issues and things that are quite obvious that he left out when selling it, not to mention all of his talk about how thorough his serving and maintenance was... Im just glad the CV didnt decide to lock solid down the track when my wife was driving with our kids in the car which was its intended purpose, but not sure if i want to trust it now....

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

cheap one on ebay uk, with reasonable shipping.

Range Rover P38 Front Driveshaft Passenger TDB104090 Warranty | eBay

good luck getting it sorted.

Looks good but it states it is for a 99-02 model, mine is a 96, does anyone know what the differences is?

Originally Posted by cal415

The VC seems fine i think from the testing i have done, i was looking forward to seeing how it works off road, i have only put the thing in low range twice, once when i picked it up and again showing my wife how to do it being that it was supposed to be her car to drive.

I have dodgy'd up a temporary solution, waiting for the sealant to dry up a bit at the moment before i finish it off, so going RWD only, or should i lock the front diff so atleast some drive is going to the front, i dont want to damage the VC as well......

Front what i can see i think the previous owner gave the car a hard time off road, the damage to the CV may have been done on his last outing, its a bit of a shame the VC hides the lack of drive to one diff. Looking at the end of the axle the splines are so badly worn down they are almost flat there are also several large chunks out of the shaft, at the other end of the shaft you can see where the axle has been riding up into the hemisphere and rubbing on the cross pin giving the end of the axle a smooth polished look - not sure how long it would have taken to go this far but i would guess quite some time.

The previous owner better hope he never crosses my path again,there are several issues and things that are quite obvious that he left out when selling it, not to mention all of his talk about how thorough his serving and maintenance was... Im just glad the CV didnt decide to lock solid down the track when my wife was driving with our kids in the car which was its intended purpose, but not sure if i want to trust it now....

Stick with it mate........if the bank can cope. A P38 can cop a lot of abuse before it fails what they dont tolerate like any complex vehicle is lack of servicing.
I would be dropping the Trans and Transfer case fluid while Im under there, just for a look see, and piece of mind.
Get a good look at the coolant hoses as well (change them if in ANY doubt)
The later model has a stronger front diff (4 pin as apposed to 2 if I remember correctly) and TC on the front axle.
Keep it stock standard, sell the locker recoup some $$$.

I want to make it clear that Cal didn't buy my P38A - just in case you saw the buying thread in the Markets. I hadn't seen Cal's reply to me asking for a price.

Haha dont worry Ron, i have no doubt yours would have been better kept than this one, besides does yours go off road ??

Originally Posted by cal415

Haha dont worry Ron, i have no doubt yours would have been better kept than this one, besides does yours go off road ??

Well I did see Rons' on the footpath at a club meeting one night,if that is Offroad