Rear drive shaft query

darland · Sep 25, 2018

1990 200tdi 90.
Should there be 2 to 3mm of in out movement here?

Paul D · Sep 25, 2018

No, there's usually a shim or two under the circlip. There is almost always a little movement, not usually that much though.

darland · Sep 25, 2018

Paul D said:
No, there's usually a shim or two under the circlip. There is almost always a little movement, not usually that much though.

Many thanks Paul

The Mad Hat Man · Sep 25, 2018

Rave will tell you

benpalmer · Sep 26, 2018

The Defender work shop manual (1993) note movement should be between 0.127 to 0.257mm Rover Type

darland · Sep 26, 2018

benpalmer said:
The Defender work shop manual (1993) note movement should be between 0.127 to 0.257mm Rover Type

Many thanks benpalmer in my case it looks like someone got their decimal place in the wrong position!

Brown · Sep 27, 2018

Sometimes the fully floating driveshaft can float out completely:
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/driveshaft-end-float-is-this-normal.198564/
The driveshaft wears, and the flange wears and eventually they give up.

jamesmartin · Sep 27, 2018

darland said:
Many thanks benpalmer in my case it looks like someone got their decimal place in the wrong position!

rears have the play, fronts play is removed using shims,the play quoted is after shims have been fitted,its not necessary to be exact

darland · Sep 27, 2018

Thanks for all responses.

darland · Mar 28, 2019

jamesmartin said:
rears have the play, fronts play is removed using shims,the play quoted is after shims have been fitted,its not necessary to be exact

As a follow up to this James if I wanted to replace drive shafts and drive flanges how do I tell whether I have 2 or 4 pinion pinion diff? Can I tell without removing the diff?

jamesmartin · Mar 28, 2019

darland said:
As a follow up to this James if I wanted to replace drive shafts and drive flanges how do I tell whether I have 2 or 4 pinion pinion diff? Can I tell without removing the diff?

2 or 4 pin diff do you mean if so it wouldnt matter ,and neither does the fact rear half shafts can move in/out

darland · Mar 28, 2019

jamesmartin said:
2 or 4 pin diff do you mean if so it wouldnt matter ,and neither does the fact rear half shafts can move in/out

Yes. Unrelated to the in / out movement looking to replace the half shafts and drive flanges as there is some wear between the two but different shaft part numbers quoted depending on whether 2 pin or 4 pin diff eg frc7680 for 2 pin and frc8094 for 4 pin...bit confused.

jamesmartin · Mar 28, 2019

darland said:
Yes. Unrelated to the in / out movement looking to replace the half shafts and drive flanges as there is some wear between the two but different shaft part numbers quoted depending on whether 2 pin or 4 pin diff eg frc7680 for 2 pin and frc8094 for 4 pin...bit confused.

you mean 10 or 24 spline diff, have you thick or thin drive members

darland · Mar 29, 2019

jamesmartin said:
you mean 10 or 24 spline diff, have you thick or thin drive members

Don't know, can you tell from the photos I included with the original post?

jamesmartin · Mar 29, 2019

remove 5 bolts and you can be certain

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