Prop Shaft Time?
Rock Crawling
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 306
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From: Charlotte, North Carolina
The shaft is not of a Tom Woods variety by any means. I think it is one of those shaft sold on eBay for $108. It has zerk fitings, etc. I am keeping it as a spare, but if you're tight on $, I'll ship it to you. Let's continue via PM.
TReK
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,171
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Cheap insurance is grease.
Get under there and grease the prop shafts.
Will be the smartest thing you have done for your rover instead of worrying which solves nothing.
I greased my prop shaft after I was 600 miles into a 1,200 mile trip.
I kept putting it off.
So I am in a parking lot in Ogden Utah greasing the prop shafts.
And by the time I got into WA state - not a PEEP from those prop shafts!!
The grease had worked into the bearings and it was as quiet as a mouse sneaking cheese in front of a cat.
Get under there and grease the prop shafts.
Will be the smartest thing you have done for your rover instead of worrying which solves nothing.
I greased my prop shaft after I was 600 miles into a 1,200 mile trip.
I kept putting it off.
So I am in a parking lot in Ogden Utah greasing the prop shafts.
And by the time I got into WA state - not a PEEP from those prop shafts!!
The grease had worked into the bearings and it was as quiet as a mouse sneaking cheese in front of a cat.
Cheap insurance is grease.
Get under there and grease the prop shafts.
Will be the smartest thing you have done for your rover instead of worrying which solves nothing.
I greased my prop shaft after I was 600 miles into a 1,200 mile trip.
I kept putting it off.
So I am in a parking lot in Ogden Utah greasing the prop shafts.
And by the time I got into WA state - not a PEEP from those prop shafts!!
The grease had worked into the bearings and it was as quiet as a mouse sneaking cheese in front of a cat.
Get under there and grease the prop shafts.
Will be the smartest thing you have done for your rover instead of worrying which solves nothing.
I greased my prop shaft after I was 600 miles into a 1,200 mile trip.
I kept putting it off.
So I am in a parking lot in Ogden Utah greasing the prop shafts.
And by the time I got into WA state - not a PEEP from those prop shafts!!
The grease had worked into the bearings and it was as quiet as a mouse sneaking cheese in front of a cat.
So basically just completly paxk the joints and hipe it works into the bearings? Unfortunately this is my only car and I need to get to work, so anything that will help my chances while I wait for a shaft, I'm game for. I didn't think it would make a difference without the zerk though.
Pro Wrench
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,709
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From: NE PA
I just replaced it again few weeks ago.
I rebuilt mine with Moog joints
Mudding
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 113
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Maybe too late to post this, but DO NOT get the cheap Lucky 8 shaft, nor any other cheap ebay shaft. I did, and both were so bad I had to put back on my old one that I had taped a washer to where a weight had fallen off, and it was WAY better then the cheap crap mentioned. Just go with Woods and do it right. Believe me, I have changed my shafts at least 10 times here. Dont waste time, do it right. I learned the hard way.
Camel Trophy
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 3,969
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From: Britainistan, UK
I wouldn’t say all driveshafts on eBay are bad. You just have to do your homework and read up on reputable companies who make them.
I bought mine off of eBay for $270 from Trans Axles & Driveshaft Distributors TADD (A division of A-1 Drive Shaft Co. Inc., Milwaukee, WI) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 (NEW) FRONT DRIVE SHAFT eBay
What sold me on their driveshaft was:
- The company has 35+ years experience in fabricating driveshafts
- The drive shaft is a direct replacement for the poorly engineered Land Rover OE driveshaft for the Disco II
- The shaft is fully serviceable with 5 total grease zerk fittings
- It is balanced at high and low speeds
- The shaft is built with 2"x.120 HD DOM tubing which makes it very sturdy and solid
- 90 day warranty with extremely helpful staff when I called and had questions about fitting this on my 2001 Disco.
I bought mine off of eBay for $270 from Trans Axles & Driveshaft Distributors TADD (A division of A-1 Drive Shaft Co. Inc., Milwaukee, WI) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 (NEW) FRONT DRIVE SHAFT eBay
What sold me on their driveshaft was:
- The company has 35+ years experience in fabricating driveshafts
- The drive shaft is a direct replacement for the poorly engineered Land Rover OE driveshaft for the Disco II
- The shaft is fully serviceable with 5 total grease zerk fittings
- It is balanced at high and low speeds
- The shaft is built with 2"x.120 HD DOM tubing which makes it very sturdy and solid
- 90 day warranty with extremely helpful staff when I called and had questions about fitting this on my 2001 Disco.
I wouldn’t say all driveshafts on eBay are bad. You just have to do your homework and read up on reputable companies who make them.
I bought mine off of eBay for $270 from Trans Axles & Driveshaft Distributors TADD (A division of A-1 Drive Shaft Co. Inc., Milwaukee, WI) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 (NEW) FRONT DRIVE SHAFT eBay
What sold me on their driveshaft was:
- The company has 35+ years experience in fabricating driveshafts
- The drive shaft is a direct replacement for the poorly engineered Land Rover OE driveshaft for the Disco II
- The shaft is fully serviceable with 5 total grease zerk fittings
- It is balanced at high and low speeds
- The shaft is built with 2"x.120 HD DOM tubing which makes it very sturdy and solid
- 90 day warranty with extremely helpful staff when I called and had questions about fitting this on my 2001 Disco.
I bought mine off of eBay for $270 from Trans Axles & Driveshaft Distributors TADD (A division of A-1 Drive Shaft Co. Inc., Milwaukee, WI) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 (NEW) FRONT DRIVE SHAFT eBay
What sold me on their driveshaft was:
- The company has 35+ years experience in fabricating driveshafts
- The drive shaft is a direct replacement for the poorly engineered Land Rover OE driveshaft for the Disco II
- The shaft is fully serviceable with 5 total grease zerk fittings
- It is balanced at high and low speeds
- The shaft is built with 2"x.120 HD DOM tubing which makes it very sturdy and solid
- 90 day warranty with extremely helpful staff when I called and had questions about fitting this on my 2001 Disco.
4wd Low
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 13
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Thanks for the link, Juke! I'll take a look. I was starting to lean towards just rebuilding, but if there's a truly solid option out there for 2-300, then it's worth it. I haven't seen too many bad reviews on the cheaper Lucky8 one though, does anyone else have any reservations about them?
I'm now running Tom Woods.
So, after a few weeks of being buried in work, I'm finally able to take care of this. I reached out to Lucky8 and they put my mind at ease about the quality etc., so I'm just going to go with theirs. Then I got to thinking... Have I just jumped the gun and assumed the vibration and noise is the front shaft? Can someone just offer a little advice as far as diagnosing the prop shafts as the problem? I don't want to replace it and miss the actual issue.
I mean, its probably a good thing that you went ahead and replaced the front shaft because if those go -- lots of other stuff goes with it. I might not solve your issue but it will certainly prevent an even larger problem down the road! Just make sure to grease it at every oil change.. 
