Helpful tip to prevent front driveshaft failure!
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i also haven't read anything on here about the rear driveshaft being a major issue. the rotoflex will degrade and break over time but inspecting or replacing that -- like greasing the front driveshaft -- should just be part of your regular maintenance routine.
some people do replace it with a driveshaft and diff head assembly from a d1, which deletes the rotoflex entirely.
some people do replace it with a driveshaft and diff head assembly from a d1, which deletes the rotoflex entirely.
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Three Wheeling
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you sir have a special case. I just rolled over to 105k miles and on my third front shaft. The rear shaft rotoflex is starting to rot, but doesn’t look like it will fail anytime soon.
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Three Wheeling
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Between my buddy and I we’ve bought/sold over 60 rovers since 2009. From Series trucks to Defenders. I’ve never seen a d2 over 150k without the front driveshaft replaced or needing replacement. I’ve seen about 4 to 5 (including my own, and my buddy’s brother) that have blown the driveshaft entirely which subsequently knocks a hole in the transmission. I’d say front driveshaft issues are the norm for these trucks.
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Duly noted. I just got my very first Rover. I'll budget for 3 front shafts in the first hundred thou since apparently that's not a special case...
Edit: This is not to say that I'm not in agreement that these front DS are a problem, one of the first things I did was to put in a greaseable version, I just happen to side with shane on this one because I know that it is possible. If not the norm..
Edit: This is not to say that I'm not in agreement that these front DS are a problem, one of the first things I did was to put in a greaseable version, I just happen to side with shane on this one because I know that it is possible. If not the norm..
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Three Wheeling
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Duly noted. I just got my very first Rover. I'll budget for 3 front shafts in the first hundred thou since apparently that's not a special case...
Edit: This is not to say that I'm not in agreement that these front DS are a problem, one of the first things I did was to put in a greaseable version, I just happen to side with shane on this one because I know that it is possible. If not the norm..
Edit: This is not to say that I'm not in agreement that these front DS are a problem, one of the first things I did was to put in a greaseable version, I just happen to side with shane on this one because I know that it is possible. If not the norm..
To clarify, I’ve replaced my front driveshaft once. The previous owner also replaced it once after a critical failure which resulted in significant damage to the underside of the truck. The reason I replaced it was because the previous owner used a cheap non-oem unit and there was play in the double cardan joint.
Shane started that “the driveshaft usually fails in the rear” I believe he means the rear cardan joint of the front driveshaft. He also stated that he has had multiple failures, which is a similar situation as my own.
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No offense was taken, as someone with your experience with these things you’ve obviously seen a lot more failures than I have. And it sounds like we both misunderstood Shane but the fact remains that until you went back and clarified what you posted, these were both special cases.
And to clarify my own post, I actually bought a second Rover this past weekend. And it will be getting a new front driveshaft immediately as well, for exactly the reasons you mentioned. It’s a foolish gamble to simply hope I get a second one to last as long as the first truck’s did.
And to clarify my own post, I actually bought a second Rover this past weekend. And it will be getting a new front driveshaft immediately as well, for exactly the reasons you mentioned. It’s a foolish gamble to simply hope I get a second one to last as long as the first truck’s did.
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Three Wheeling
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No offense was taken, as someone with your experience with these things you’ve obviously seen a lot more failures than I have. And it sounds like we both misunderstood Shane but the fact remains that until you went back and clarified what you posted, these were both special cases.
And to clarify my own post, I actually bought a second Rover this past weekend. And it will be getting a new front driveshaft immediately as well, for exactly the reasons you mentioned. It’s a foolish gamble to simply hope I get a second one to last as long as the first truck’s did.
And to clarify my own post, I actually bought a second Rover this past weekend. And it will be getting a new front driveshaft immediately as well, for exactly the reasons you mentioned. It’s a foolish gamble to simply hope I get a second one to last as long as the first truck’s did.
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