Front prop replacement.

Fitting a new front prop on my 110.

Question is, sliding joint towards diff or tansfer box?

Sure old one was towards the transfer box, which to me seems right, keeping the grease nipple up out of the way. Haynes manual says towards the diff.

towards transfer box me thinks

Yes, although going by one thread I found on here, it seems opinion is divided. I'm now going to fit it slider to transfer box.

Mine was definitely pointed at transfer box - and markings on diff flange clearly it has always been that way. So I ignored Haynes and put it back that way. If facing forwards and gaiter went then all the crud would head into the sliding joint...? Stick with your instinct I reckon. A

towards transfer box

doesnt really matter but they were originally fitted with slide at diff end ,it came from the fact on series rubber gaiter over slide would catch cross member if fitted to the box end ,there are no markings on flanges for props from new

Yup. Definitely slide towards axle. Although it probably doesn't matter greatly, the axle end is the end that needs to adjust its length more. Plenty of grease should keep most of the crap out

jamesmartin said:

............ ,there are no markings on flanges for props from new

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T'was just the clean/dirty marking from where the diff flange has that odd 'squashed oblong' outline to it, and it was clearly on the female end of the prop from new. Transfer box end is normal round flange.

Don't see how the 'end that needs to lengthen more' works? Shirley the prop just gets longer, not one end or the other.....?

Anyway - looks like JM (as always) got to the bottom of it, and it doesn't matter! A

As I said, prob doesn't matter. But don't call me Shirley.

blackhadder said:

As I said, prob doesn't matter. But don't call me Shirley.

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