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Offline sashbash

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diff lock wind up
« on: July 11, 2010, 21:54:11 »
hi all i think i have just blown the front diff in my 90 i think it was stuck in diff lock it was making a chatering noise when turning tight corners then there was a bang it wil only drive when the d/l lever is over to the left i managed to get it home when i turned in to my drive the left wheel locked up breifley i can turn the front prop by hand it moves freely then locks up any idears please can any one recomend someone good with landys local to earl shilton it is fitted with a 300tdi zf auto box defender transfer box 300 axels please help
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Re: diff lock wind up
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2010, 23:20:21 »
Sounds more like CV joint has collapsed.

Either that or one of the half shafts has snapped.
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Re: diff lock wind up
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2010, 11:26:03 »
I dont know how long it takes to wind up under normal driving conditions but I never use diff lock on road becase of this.. yup sounds like a bust diff or shafts
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Re: diff lock wind up
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2010, 12:45:39 »
thought it would be the tranny end that gets nuked from wind up?
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Re: diff lock wind up
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2010, 13:02:38 »
Quote from: sashbash on July 11, 2010, 21:54:11
it was making a chatering noise when turning tight corners then there was a bang

standard description of a failing then failed CV joint...

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it wil only drive when the d/l lever is over to the left

was it driving ok without the diff lock engaged before the bang?

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when i turned in to my drive the left wheel locked up breifley

Another typical occurrence when a CV joint has gone.

Presumably it was driving ok without diff lock being engaged before the bang, having to engage diff lock to maintain drive would seem to highlight that diff lock wasn't stuck on before the event.
The descriptions are typical of a CV joint failure.

If you can change a wheel bearing then a CV joint is only a little further into the axle to change.
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Re: diff lock wind up
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2010, 17:24:48 »
Quote from: ChrisW70 on July 12, 2010, 13:02:38
Quote from: sashbash on July 11, 2010, 21:54:11
it was making a chatering noise when turning tight corners then there was a bang

standard description of a failing then failed CV joint...

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it wil only drive when the d/l lever is over to the left

was it driving ok without the diff lock engaged before the bang?

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when i turned in to my drive the left wheel locked up breifley

Another typical occurrence when a CV joint has gone.

Presumably it was driving ok without diff lock being engaged before the bang, having to engage diff lock to maintain drive would seem to highlight that diff lock wasn't stuck on before the event.
The descriptions are typical of a CV joint failure.

If you can change a wheel bearing then a CV joint is only a little further into the axle to change.


I can vouch for the ease of fitting a cv joint as i can do one, and i am a mechanical idiot :)
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Re: diff lock wind up
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2010, 17:45:36 »
 :lol:

I can confirm the above statement ahahahah lol  :afro:
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Re: diff lock wind up
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2010, 07:56:41 »
cheers for the replys i will have a look aqt the cv joint first then
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Re: diff lock wind up
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2010, 09:58:23 »
bit late, but, i totally agree, cv joint failure is 99.99999999999% certain to be the culprit.
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Re: diff lock wind up
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2010, 16:29:43 »
as you all said cv joint totaly destroyed its self it has wrecked the swivel housing aswell oh well welcome back to the world of landies
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