Front diff

boycie · Feb 22, 2015

I fancy a p38 as I sold my discovery 1 last year and have been missing a land rover to sod about with since and a p38 would be ideal .Do these cars have a problem with the front axles I have seen two with a view to buy, one had a noisy front axle , one had the front prop removed due to a axle problem is this just a coincidence or is this a weakness with these axles.

wammers · Feb 22, 2015

boycie said:
I fancy a p38 as I sold my discovery 1 last year and have been missing a land rover to sod about with since and a p38 would be ideal .Do these cars have a problem with the front axles I have seen two with a view to buy, one had a noisy front axle , one had the front prop removed due to a axle problem is this just a coincidence or is this a weakness with these axles.

No weakness in axle as such. But if car is run with VC seized causes prop shaft and diff problems.

boycie · Feb 22, 2015

Thanks I had forgotten p38s have a cv not a diff lock as my old Disco perhaps that's why the front prop had been taken off of one car.

wammers · Feb 22, 2015

boycie said:
Thanks I had forgotten p38s have a cv not a diff lock as my old Disco perhaps that's why the front prop had been taken off of one car.

Or fallen off.

Datatek · Feb 22, 2015

wammers said:
Or fallen off.

Due to the greasing of the UJ's being neglected

wammers · Feb 22, 2015

Datatek said:
Due to the greasing of the UJ's being neglected

Yep they last for years and years if you grease them now and again.

Fergie46 · Feb 22, 2015

My 4.6 has had a front diff replaced a few years ago but I don't know why, have just got the bill for it in the history file.

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