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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: bandanna phil on January 06, 2009, 22:22:56

Title: rubber doughnut
Post by: bandanna phil on January 06, 2009, 22:22:56: does anyone know if it is possible to replace rubber prop doughnut with a steel or alloy 1 :?:.dont really want to put on 200 prop and flange
Title: Re: rubber doughnut
Post by: Disco-Ron on January 06, 2009, 22:35:39: There wouldn't be much flex in alloy or steel would there......... the only way to do away with it is to fit a 200 prop...... if you can find a 24 spline front diff, that would negate the neeed to change the flange on the old diff though... which is a right pain!!
Title: Re: rubber doughnut
Post by: bandanna phil on January 06, 2009, 22:44:15: scrap that idea then.was hoping to get a metal 1 made up with rubber bushes around the bolt holes
Title: Re: rubber doughnut
Post by: Range Rover Blues on January 06, 2009, 23:52:32: Often the reason replacement doughnuts fail is that the supporting bush inside the propshaft is overlooked. It is this small buch that keeps things centralised.
Title: Re: rubber doughnut
Post by: mobi on January 07, 2009, 03:50:33: Quote from: Range Rover Blues on January 06, 2009, 23:52:32
Often the reason replacement doughnuts fail is that the supporting bush inside the propshaft is overlooked. It is this small buch that keeps things centralised.
second what rrb said about the bush inside and dont buy cheap ones get the GKN ones they last alot longer.
Title: Re: rubber doughnut
Post by: freeagent on January 07, 2009, 15:09:22: The GKN ones have braids inside the rubber, whereas the cheap copies are just cast rubber.. the GKN ones are only about Â£25 on Ebay, or about Â£30 from Bearmach...
Title: Re: rubber doughnut
Post by: lenster on January 07, 2009, 17:33:53: [-Xdon't even consider buying a cheap replacement, I killed two of these inside of two months. put a GKN one back in.
Title: Re: rubber doughnut
Post by: mobi on January 07, 2009, 17:55:30: i killed a cheap one in 2 months and the GKN one thats on there now has been on for just over a year with not a mark on it and thats with a 2" lift.
i paid Â£20 for a cheap one and Â£25 for the GKN.
Title: Re: rubber doughnut
Post by: Jeff J J on January 07, 2009, 20:28:56: Buy cheap Buy twice is what i was told but didnot listen this the result see picture. Had to buy a new doughnut after about 3 weeks should have payed the extra Â£5 for a good one.