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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: carls200tdi on September 05, 2008, 17:37:59
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hi guys i've got a 1991 rangie diesel but the uj has gone on the front prop i cant get a new one locally (without paying 40-50 quid) so i have odered two from paddocks but wont get them until tuesday or wednesday
Anyway i need the rangie to get to work which is 10 miles away so will i do any damage if i remove the front prop until i get the new uj it will be fiited the day it arrives and the prop put straight back on so i will only do about 60 mile in total without prop thanks
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It will do no harm whatsoever. I did this and did over 100 miles with no problems. (you will of course need to engage difflock!)
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forgot to say it's got a borg and warner transfer box (viscous coupling)
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Take it easy and all will be ok. The car will handle oddly in 2WD though. It is possible to damage the viscous unit in 2wd, but not so quickly and not if you don't drive like a loon.
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Cheers guys will take prop off tomorrow
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be gentle with the right foot if its wet! especially if you have tyres that don't grip the road well!!
it can get a little 'interesting'.
did it when i had to drive from tidworth to southampton! the steering is VERY light, compared to when the wheels aren't being driven, and the back steps out with a blip of the throttle! the looks you get when going sideways round a roundabout in a range rover!! :lol: :lol:
(obviously i wasn't on the public road at the time...... :roll: )
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Took prop off this morning took rangie for a gentle spin to see what difference it made i did notice the sttering was a lot lighter i will have to be careful for the next day or so will hopefully get it fixed by the middled of the week cheers.
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I have a mate who's viscous couple siezed up and drove about for a few months with no front prop on. He even towed a 2 tonne trailer a couple of hundred miles too and all was well.
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Which just shows, when they're seized they're seized.