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This seems like the relevant place to bring up my problem!
I've got a td5 wagon that I recently fitted a maxi-drive front locker axles and heavy duty cv's to. Maxi-Drive would only sell me the locker if I bought the cv's too.
I've done 145K mostly around the Tanami Desert/Kimberley region. She has been fairly flogged with the only previous failure being the A Frame ball joint mount on the rear diff. This was fixed by a LR service guy who 'built up' the mount with weld to enable the nut to be tightened again.
We no longer have a LR service guy in town, not sure if there is even one in Darwin anymore.
Anyway, I recently got the truck airborne while towing my boat to the coast for some fishing. Not intentional, but not soemthing that hasn't happened before. First time on the new diff though. The result of the landing was the short stub axle coming out of the new heavy duty cv on the front right snapped in two leaving me with no drive through the front right. Had to run in rear wheel drive with the centre diff locked.
I hadn't noticed the driveline slop before this, probably as the road was turning the front drive shaft in time with the rear. Now that it isn't I get three loud clunks each gear change. One when I push the clutch in, one when I shift and one when I let the clutch out. It is worse in the lower gears.
My local ARB guy took a look and showed me how much play I had between the front and rear driveshafts with the centre diff locked. It appears more than 90 degrees rotation of the rear before the front responds.
Last weekend, on my return from Darwin, the gearbox/transfer case was making more and more whining noises.
Due to remoteness, I've continued to drive with the centre diff locked in until I can get it sorted.
Questions:
Has anybody heard of these axles snapping like this before? My original ones went through hell (including the CSR) without any issues.
How much play should exist between the driveshafts with the centre diff locked?
How long will my transfer case last locked up, given it isn't driving the front wheels?
Is there a speed limit with the transfer case locked up (even if it isn't driving the front)?
I need to do one more trip to Darwin next weekend before I can park her up for repairs. I plan on dumping the transfer case fluid and replacing it this weekend, in case? I have cooked anything there.
Any ideas, suggestions or contributions are welcome.:confused:
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Horace - I reckon you should cut and paste this as a new thread with its own topic. You'll get more people looking at it and hopefully more replies.
Cheers
David
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Anyway, I recently got the truck airborne while towing my boat to the coast for some fishing. Not intentional, but not soemthing that hasn't happened before. First time on the new diff though. The result of the landing was the short stub axle coming out of the new heavy duty cv on the front right snapped in two leaving me with no drive through the front right. Had to run in rear wheel drive with the centre diff locked.
If you were running the diff lok at the time it is no surprise if you were airborne and at speed.
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Defo the rear axle drive flanges. Jack the back wheels up and you should be able to feel the clunk as you rock each wheel.
