just read this today, and that is what I would suggest as well. Your tranny may be fine, probably is. Throw a new d/s with greasable fittings on. You can find used ones on ebay, and at salvages, just make sure they have the replaced fittings. If not, take it to a driveline shop and have them replaced for under $200.

Let us know how it turns out.

 

Ummm...as odd luck would have it, I bought a 2000 Discovery at a dealer auction today. I walked in 2 minutes before it drove through. It was in an accident (front/rear damage) but all mechanical aspects function properly. It even has the updated drive shaft with grease fittings. So...I'll venture outside in a few minutes and swap it to the '02. Even if my transfer case and/or transmission are damaged, I now have spares!!! By the way...anyone need any parts ???

 

UPDATE: Finished installing the driveshaft and the truck drives/shifts/runs great (so much for needing a new transmission and transfer case). I'd say the only complaint I have is that there is a "rubbing" or "humming" sound from the passenger side front corner of the car when turning left at speeds above 20 or so. Additionally, the car vibrates a bit in unison with the noise. Right front wheel bearing??? That wheel is slightly less cool than the driver's side and the humming is absent when driving dead-straight or turning right. Thanks for all the help thus far guys! Any suggestions re: the left-turn noise?

 

I know I need EP90 for transfer box although this is not what Haynes suggests; does anyone know what the gearbox oil should be? Andy

 

Bearings are usually more of a howl, but you could be seeing the beginning of a failure.

Easy check: get that wheel off the ground, try moving it with your hands at both 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock on the tire (push at 12 and 6, then pull on both). If it moves, this is probable bearings. Then try to push at 12 and pull at 6, and then the reverse - pull at 12 and push on 6. If that moved too much, it's probably ball joints. Then try push/pull at 3 and 9. That would likely be tire rod ends.

See if you can get someone to help so that you can look at the suspension components while you move it. None of these are 100% accurate tests by themselves, but its a quick way to narrow things down. Also, this is not at all Rover specific information.