Alright, you guys got me into this so lets work it out...


Picking up my 07 HSE tomorrow from the dealer's "as traded" wholesellers lot... got the inspection done at the LR dealer today and while there were some issues, the truck overall checked out pretty good. No wet spots to contend with and the EAS seems good except for a note about a loud compressor exhaust. Mostly alignment, control arms, tie rods and needing fluid flushes. A few systems to restore and then we're off to preventative maintenance land.


My first concern and question is on my rear prop shaft that has developed some play in the steady bearing. Can someone source me a part number for the bearing and has anyone done this job yet? Difficulty level?


Thanx... many questions yet to come.


And many thanx to dole out...

 

U have to buy the whole drive shaft, call lucky 8 got mine from them good price, iirc you need to buy good inverted torx sockets

 

ahem...perhaps you missed this

https://landroverforums.com/forum/lr...acement-77915/

 

Thank you for the link to the diy writeup... not sure if tackling this myself will be in the cards vs sourcing a complete one... we'll see how budget goes.

 

I don't remember reading about loud exhaust from the compressor... what could this be and is it something to be concerned with. The techs did write up that there was some sort of repair done with compressor but they weren't sure what and how it would affect unit. Is there a muffler/silencer on the compressor exhaust?

 

Found a couple of salvage drive shaft assemblies at a great price. Under $200 shipped... the rubber around the bearing is in great shape, so for now, it will get me past this hump til I can address all the issues. Then, if necessary, I can look at replacing it again with a new oem online.

 

Loud compressor exhaust, my guess would be a failed line between the compressor and it's muffler. I melted my exhaust line (plastic) once when experimenting with shorty exhaust. My guess is it won't cause any functional issues, just be a little annoying.

 

Next question for you gents... my nuts are swollen and crusty (lug nuts!) and I'm assuming the oem ones are still the same stupid design, so I need to know the thread dia. and pitch to source better ones... thanx again!

 

Call lucky 8 a new one is not expensive and they warranty it iirc, mine also had torn cv boots on the ds and I could not source them , even my parts truck had a bad center bearing

 

I just put a set of these on my rig last week. Better? I don't know if they're 'better', but they at least don't have that ridiculous s/s cap that ALWAYS causes problems.

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