I am ready to can that roto-flex, mine is all cracked and old. I was at my local salvage yard today and grabbed the rear shaft off of a 1997 (the single u-joint type) thinking it would bolt up (why wouldn't it? this is a perfect world....right?) anyway, I knew it was too good to be true.
If I take the part of the drive shaft that bolts on to the pinion at the rear diff, from the 1997, will it fit on my 1996? thus allowing me to bolt the new drive shaft on?

 

yes you need the "flange" from the rear diff from the donor truck....all should work after that, but you might want to get a new seal for the diff, and check on the torque spec for the nut that holds the flange on....dont over-do it ......

 

Yes, you need the 4 bolt flange(STC4858) . Have a look > https://discoweb.org/oldsite/

> Drive Shaft Conversion Kit - Product Instructions

 

yeah my seal is leaking pretty badly. Thanks!

 

I am trying NOT to spend a ton of cash, that is why I am wondering if the rear yoke from the 97 will fit my 96.

 

It will fit, but you will need a flange spacer to make the '97 flange fit. This> http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/539745


IDK if this link > https://discoweb.org/oldsite/ is going direct to TECH. If it isn't CLICK "Tech" at the top, then on the left scroll down to "Rotoflex to U-joint conversion"

 

PERFECT! thanks

 

97 land Rover discovery driveshaft help I'm ony second driveshaft part and it's doing the same thing as my last driveshaft part and it's the flange differential part that keeps messing up and I don't know what to do with it and how to fix this problem please someone help me


Wtf


Doesn't make any sense why it keeps messing up

 

How could the flange be that worn and the washer look new. Makes no sense