Disco 2 - 2001 Front drive shaft fell out
My front drive shaft fell out, dug into the tar banged, up the underside a bit and I now have some red oil leaking out of the sump sort of midway down the vehicle. I think the end whacked the sump and has compromised the flange and seal. I recovered the bits from the roadside and have two pieces of shaft, one end with splines which I see fits into the other bit and a small steel end cap?. The u-joints look broken? So where to from here and can I do this job myself? Why would this part just fall off?
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it is nothing new, driveshaft warnings are posted just about every week.
Your drive shaft has no grease fittings where needed therefore it has not be greased 12-years. When they let go the usually hit the ground bound up hit the transmission braking the housing and destroying the transmission with it. I would suggest you post pictures to try and tell if it is going to be a $500 or $5000 repair. |
Is the tranny damaged/leaking fluid?
As for the drive shaft, go to British Parts of Utah and buy their drive shaft and in the future make sure you grease the u-joints every oil change. Also if you did damage the flang on the front of the t/case BPoT has a replacement and seal. |
Have you looked to see if you have a hole in your transmission?
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He said 'red oil'. I would assume that's transmission fluid. Hopefully you just need a new pan, and that's it (along with a new greasable DS of course). Wow, after all the warnings on here about this, I have never heard of one actually occuring. I hope it all works out well and cheaply.
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Pics!
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I put a Woods driveshaft on mine. Very heavy duty and good price. Made per my lift specs.
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Originally Posted by MC04DII
(Post 388103)
Wow, after all the warnings on here about this, I have never heard of one actually occuring. I hope it all works out well and cheaply.
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We all have "read" the warnings, it hits (no pun intended) a little harder when it actually becomes reality.
I bet everyone who read this just went out to their Rigs and pumped in a few more ounces of grease into their drive shafts. I know I did. |
Guess you guys all missed that post a few months ago with the pictures of the broken tranny case. Here's a nice one from 2010: https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...mission-28607/
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