Nearside rear half shaft came out

Question if there is no cap over the end of the halfshaft should it just come out?

Cheers
Steve

We talking front or rear?

If you mean the rubber cap then no

Nearside rear ( was in title mate) rubber cap missing half shaft comes out? Don't think it should do that what could be the problem?

Cheers
Steve

90Steve said:

Nearside rear ( was in title mate) rubber cap missing half shaft comes out? Don't think it should do that what could be the problem?

Cheers
Steve

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Sorry Steve - I'm not female so multi tasking not working too well today


Have a look at page 517 on attached

http://www.retroanaconda.com/landro...axles_suspension_engine_controls_p475-580.pdf

Is the circlip missing?

if it came out.. the circlip must be missing..

If you mean the circlip on the end of the shaft then the answer is yes it's still on there, you can just pull the halfshaft out easy by hand?

Steve

Now had a better look at this and the halfshaft is actually coming through the driving member I guess the drive member is so worn this is letting the halfshaft pass through it, guess this should not happen?

Steve

the half shaft should have a bit of a shoulder on it to stop it coming through fully. have you pulled the flange off and had a look at the shaft?

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90Steve said:

Now had a better look at this and the halfshaft is actually coming through the driving member I guess the drive member is so worn this is letting the halfshaft pass through it, guess this should not happen?

Steve

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Indeed not - they sound pretty worn

Might be worth replacing the Drive Members as well as they too could have worn

Will be changing drivemembers and will have a look at the driveshaft for the shoulder you mention.

Thanks for the reply's Fellas

Steve

Just had the same problem on my second day of owning the landy. Did that fix the problem? i know this topic is from 2012 but any help would be greatly appreciated.

circlip stops it pushing in, not falling out, the drivemember and splines on the shaft do that. cap is to stop muck.

The splines on the shaft should not be able to come out through the drive flange.

If you look at it logically, the circlip is there to prevent the shaft from going too far into the axle tube ... it doesn't stop it from coming out!

As far as the cap is concerned, I always fill mine with greas as that helps to lubricate the spline as it moves in the flange.

It sounds as though you really ought to renew both the flange and shafts on both sides. I would also replace the circlips and caps as well.

An easy job that should only take about 10 minutes each side.

This happened to me too
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/driveshaft-end-float-normal-198564.html
At the time I got away with just replacing the flanges as the shafts themselves are made out of something really hard and don't seem to wear as much by comparison.