DIY Rear Propshaft Replacement on Discovery 300tdi
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- In this video i swap out the rear propshaft for the standard rubber coupling prop in hopes of curing this annoying noise.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who chases these things on our old rovers. Great vid! New equipment looks fresh
Thanks mate! It has become a bit of an obsession
I never knew the diff angle could be changed, great video
Thanks, yeah it was actually one of my subscribers that showed me
I just broke my seal puller trying to get the seal out. For you, it looked easy.
@@r0tekz oh wow it must have been well in! Only other way is to chisel the seal
@@TheNorthernExplorer I have ordered a stronger seal puller!
@@r0tekz hope it does the trick 👍
The handbrake drum is a heavy rotating item that is balanced. I wonder if you try it without the handbrake drum on and see if that helps. Another thing to try is to back off the handbrake shoes to make sure they aren’t touching it and see if that helps incase the drum is out of round and the shoes are contacting a high spot momentarily. It’s a long shot and unlikely but doesn’t cost anything to try.
That is a good shout! I will try that and see if it makes a difference. Thank you
There IS a balancing weight on this brake drum... Worth checking if it's still on it..
Have you considered removing the driveshafts one at a time and driving with only one of them installed to see if the problem goes away? If it doesn't, maybe it isn't the driveshaft creating the vibration in the first place. Maybe that's a terrible idea... I have no idea whether the driveshaft is integral to the diff geometry. I can't imagine it would cause and issue for one short drive.
I have considered it but was worried about damaging the diff lock. It drives a lot nicer now and I’m thinking it could be either the wheels or tyres
@@TheNorthernExplorer I have driven on road for WEEKS with the CDL locked and missing 1 driveshaft.. NO WAY it'll damage anything.. Only if BOTH DS are on and spinning circles in a parking lot will the center diff be at risk.
Take each propshaft off in turn and go for a run with the CDL engaged to see whether it eliminates the vibration.
If you can find a way to do it safely, put the vehicle on stands, remove the wheels and run it at "road speed" while it's on the stands.
If the vibration is anywhere in the drivetrain it should still be present. If it isn't, it's probably the wheels.
If it looks like it's the wheels, make sure you take them to a 4x4 specialist to get them balanced.
In my experience, places like Kwikfit (or a local tyre fitter) just can't deal with big daft 4x4 wheels properly.
After a few trips in the Landy I can confirm it drives completely different, as in I can cruise in 5th gear with no rumbles. I think you might be onto something with wheel balancing though
That was a good video. Looks like you are close. Wonder if its just a combination of everything you'd expect on an older vehicle. Honestly, if i tried to chase down every noise and rattle on mine I'd lose my mind!
Thank you! I think I could be close now. The Landy is driving a lot better now
I am looking at buying them for my P38 but have read reviews that they are terrible on wet tarmac, can you please let us know from your experience with the KO2, loving the channel, thanks 👍
Thank you
Just subscribed to your channel as I’ve only just found it, not sure why it has taken UA-cam so long to notify me of your channel as I’ve been watching Land Rover videos on it for about 15 years or more 🤔 Anyway, I have just watched one of your videos that you posted a couple of years ago when you fitted the BFG K02s. Can you please include in a future video your opinion on them.
Thank you! Really appreciate that! Yes that’s a good idea I’ll get that on the list
Been running the BFG Ko2 for 20 years. Well KO tires before that and I think they are up to Ko3 now. But NEVER had issues with them and never get flats rock crawling in my Disco in Arizona. They're expensive, but for good reasons. We dont have any MUD here or I would have gotten the MudTerrian or BFG MT's
Hi - which way in does the bush go into the shaft , putting a new one but not sure the last one was correct . My donut exploded after 6 months . One side is flat , other is ribbed . Thanks
If you look closely at 13:19 that shows the way I fit mine. Just make sure yours is the same 👍
Thanks , was in a garage on a phone so didn’t see. Can now on my iPad. Cheers
@@TheNorthernExplorer what camera are you using ? Very clear images !
@@flyingfishscubainternation3565 thank you, this was filmed on the canon m3
Outside video!! Where did u purchase that tool?
The flange tool? That was from fourby.co.uk they sell loads of great stuff
Mans just casually working on a MARBEL work surface with old dirty props one way you flex hahaha no hate just having a laugh
Haha it’s not a real marble 😂
@@TheNorthernExplorer bad choice of words right there my man minted really ain’t you
@@levimurphy9345 haha wish I was 😂
I think you have something out of balance, and installing the Dounut simply isolated the noises.. I would replace the UJ's and rebalance that old shaft, and have them note how far it was off.. Then balance the tires... Then I'd pull the front DS and work 100% on the rear until its smooth.. The problem is with stock DS and no spacers you REALLY need a double cardan on the rear; OR spacers and 2 UJ.. But not stock as The stock DS will be twisting now! Dounut will last 100 miles and UJ maybe 1000 miles.. So you pick one; double UJ DS and spacers, or a double cardon rear DS..
The car actually drives really nice now, I’ve been on a few trips in it and can say it drives like a rolls Royce compared with how it used to drive. I personally think my issue is with the tyres and balancing the wheels
@@TheNorthernExplorer Well its hard too believe that the used DS was balanced either when there was chunks missing out of the Tri-mount area.. I mean you gotta do Whatever you gotta do to make it work! But I do suspect something else going on it the rear end and dounut is just isolating it..