Defender - front prop = ?

I just thought I'd see whether there's any catches to the following:

Basically the UJ on the front prop on the gearbox side has gone (quite spectacularly). Currently it's in London but due to circumstances out of my control to be fixed it's going to have to head back home to West Wales.

If it's removed completely and the centre diff is locked are there any catches (while driven carefully) for the 350 mile drive back to West Wales? Once it's there then things will be sorted out to replace the UJ but can't be done here because a working vehicle has to be here for someone else and I don't have time to fix it (or enough tools) to fix it up here.

God I wish this was my Series not the Defender (Td5 90), so much simpler and less to go wrong. If anyone else has tried to get the front prop off a Defender then hopefully they'll know what I mean.

I think this quote from DiffLock sums up the problem quite nicely:

Given a choice between splitting the atom and undoing the retaining nuts on a Land Rover propshaft, the atom has to be the easy option

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It'll be fine. Just go easy because the handling's a bit strange in 2WD.
I've got the special Difflock tool for undoing prop nuts, but it's actually easier using 2 good quality 9/16" open-ended spanners.
You'll need to put the nuts back on the Transfer box end because you can't remove the bolts and they'll need spacing with some washers to get the nuts to tighten.

Treworgey 90 said:

It'll be fine. Just go easy because the handling's a bit strange in 2WD.

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You mean it's how it should be? I know our Shogun is a pig to drive when it gets 4wd engaged at road speeds.

Hmm, have tried using 9/16" spanner but the trouble is because of the backlash that's been in the UJ (I suspect it got driven to London with it broken) the nut end is mashed up and they just begin to spin on both nut and bolt end.

Hopefully though with a 6 sided socket all the way around it then it'll begin to move.

Thanks anyway, at least I hopefully get rid of this thing over the weekend and then once the garage is freed up again then bring on the Series (so much better!).

if you can't get it to come loose, you'd best sharpen the cold chisel...

Ive had to remove one like this before, pig of a job but quite possible.

Unfortunately all I have up here is a wood saw, a big set of sockets and spanners. Vice grips, soldering iron and screwdrivers.

Well the tool should arrive tomorrow so I'll see what can be done with that.