Discovery 3 front diff

I think my front diff is faulty from the noise it makes!!!
Does anyone know where I can get a refurbished one from?
Cheers

DaveDisco2 said:

I think my front diff is faulty from the noise it makes!!!
Does anyone know where I can get a refurbished one from?
Cheers

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Symptoms ?

Ive never heard of a broken front diff but the wheel bearings wear out or fail quite often

A diff would be £££££££

200tdi ayre said:

Symptoms ?

Ive never heard of a broken front diff but the wheel bearings wear out or fail quite often



A diff would be £££££££

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I have replaced both front wheel bearings with genuine ones.
There is transmission noise up front when driving and hell of a drone when you are decelerating, including braking. Can feel the vibrations too.

i've had a fubar'd diff once(just that it was rear and it's a D2)... for the D3 diff there is an overhaul kit, google out DOK007 , by new it's quite expensive and i didnt find reconditioned ones

I have seen the refurb kits, but there are no shims/ measurement info available so it is deemed useless.

DaveDisco2 said:

I have replaced both front wheel bearings with genuine ones.
There is transmission noise up front when driving and hell of a drone when you are decelerating, including braking. Can feel the vibrations too.

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Ok sounds like diff unless its the front drive shafts but I assume you checked them at the same time as doing the bearings ?

Front diff ooverhauled today, all new bearings fitted and the noise and rumbling has completely gone! Big happy face!!!

Hi Davedisco2

I am thinking of overhauling my front diff. I am wondering whether you managed to find new shims, or if they weren't required.

Many thanks

Adam

DaveDisco2 said:

Front diff ooverhauled today, all new bearings fitted and the noise and rumbling has completely gone! Big happy face!!!

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How did you do your front diff please Dave?

leeby7 said:

How did you do your front diff please Dave?

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Have a look on the disco3 forum as theres a few threads where people have rebuilt them, Iirc the bearings are std defender wheel bearings!

There is some info but no idea how to set pre load or end float, i just dont get why there isnt any info on them on the net!
James Martin on here would probably know! I have sent him a pm but not had a reply yet, he may probably know!
There is a site called Topix which landrover and jaguar use for everything but it costs a fortune to access the info!