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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: KingWolf on July 14, 2007, 22:11:13

Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: KingWolf on July 14, 2007, 22:11:13: I've had a bit of a knocking noise coming from the transmission for a while now, I greased the uj's and props a couple of months ago and didn't notice anything odd, it never seemed all that bad and thought it was just the old girl talking to me...lol

Well today I decided to have a lay on the gravel and see if I could see anything wrong. And to my horror I found the front uj at the transfer box to be in a poor state of affairs. One of the legs has completly broken off...!!!! It's nearly broken the bleed nipple off and has started to round off one of the bolts...Ouch...!!!

I've ordered another uj but I was just wondering (and please excuse my ignorance here) would the Disco be safe to drive if I were to remove the front propshaft until I can get it fixed?

Mark.
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: Disco-Ron on July 14, 2007, 22:16:34: Safe yes, if you put it in Difflock obviosly, wise...well, thats another question, theoretically it should be fine, the uj's are quite easy to come by, so it shouldn't take long to fix!!
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: Dr Neil on July 14, 2007, 22:18:17: not really no!!

You would have to drive it in difflock which puts excess stress on the transmission :cry: so my advice is park it up until it's fixed.

Sorry to give you bad news

Neil....
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: KingWolf on July 14, 2007, 23:06:06: Well I don't want to be taking any chances so I quess I'll be leaving it on the drive till the parts arrive.

Thanks
Mark.
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: wizard on July 14, 2007, 23:11:37: Drive it
take of the front prop, select diff lock and drive it. i promise no harm will come.
Repair the prop at your leisure, put back on and de select diff lock.

wizard :twisted:
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: Steve ray on July 14, 2007, 23:16:29: Quote from: "KingWolf"
Well I don't want to be taking any chances so I quess I'll be leaving it on the drive till the parts arrive.

Thanks
Mark.

Parts arrive?

Never waited for UJ parts in my life ............... just brought 'em straight off the shelf
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: Range Rover Blues on July 15, 2007, 00:48:18: A TDi will be fine to drive in 2WD for a short while, a V8 can be a bit of a handful :twisted:

Only thing is your insurance, it's an excuse to wriggle out of a claim.
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: Guardian. on July 15, 2007, 10:44:44: drove my 300tdi around over a year just with a back prop, the tdi is tweaked, and i dont hang around, and never a problem mate.
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: tpk241 on July 23, 2007, 10:36:01: Same for me ... I ran with a rear prop only for a couple of months whilst retro fitting a DC Disco 2 prop ..

All i Gotta do know is take the DC rebuild :cry:
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: Tony F on July 23, 2007, 11:51:34: Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"
A TDi will be fine to drive in 2WD for a short while, a V8 can be a bit of a handful :twisted:

Only thing is your insurance, it's an excuse to wriggle out of a claim.

Did this on my V8 for a while with no problems at all. Even passed the MOT last year with no front prop fitted :D
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: KingWolf on July 23, 2007, 18:27:43: Well I now know for sure I can drive with only one prop shaft fitted...!!!

I had just about got the front prop removed on Tuesday morning when a very nice Tesco driver rang my mobile telling me that my wife had just parked her car in the back of a stationary lorry at 40mph in Bedford...!!!

So as you great people said I just stuck it in diff lock and drove the 50 miles to Bedford hospital, she was clonking a bit but that was the least of my worries...!!!

Anyway the wife is back home now nursing a broken ancle and some horrible seat belt bruises and the Disco is all fixed.

Happy ending all round, except she wrote her company car off...lol

Mark.
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: Guardian. on July 23, 2007, 18:33:20: hope the missus repairs quickly mate.
all the best.
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: hodgei on July 24, 2007, 10:47:03: Quote
I just stuck it in diff lock and drove the 50 miles to Bedford hospital, she was clonking a bit

For a second or two, i thought that it was your wife that was clonking a bit :wink:

Hope she is better soon.
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: KingWolf on July 24, 2007, 15:30:36: Well she's clonking a bit now she has a cast on her leg...lol

Mark.
Title: Disco Front Propshaft
Post by: muddyjames on July 24, 2007, 19:06:15: I took my disco to work and back on the rear prop which is about 20miles to see if my clonking went away and it did.

Just dont boot it hard and it should be fine.