symptoms requiring rear half-shafts and transfer box replacement,

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MongoliaIan

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• Apr 23, 2013

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Hi, my local garage (registered Landy garage in Mongolia) has suggested major work needs doing. Both rear half shafts and flange shaft joint. And also a new transfer box! Nearly £8000 of work and parts (includes shipping here, but still stupidly expensive).
What might the symptoms be as I wouldn't have thought they needed doing?!
Only 75,000km on the clock, and fairly carefully driven, and reasonably well looked after.
I did come off the road 18 months ago on an icy day, spinning and sliding with the wheels taking a knock, but no damage was noted at the time when inspected at the garage.
Any insights gratefully received.

 

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• Apr 23, 2013

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thats a lot of money. Depending on model, half shafts are about £20, flanges another £10 so £60 in parts. Granted transfer box is a bit more, but only £500 - so £7440 labour is a lot!

 

DiscoPol

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• Apr 23, 2013

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you are being had over, what does it drive like at the moment?

 

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• Apr 23, 2013

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My transfer box made a weird rustling sound - like a crisp packed stuck in there - before it failed. Not sure if that's typical as I'm quite new to all this.

Sounds expensive. Might be worth getting an independent quote for having the parts shipped out. Give you an idea of labour and mark up costs.

 

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• Apr 23, 2013

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Speak to craddocks, they ship world wide. for the sake of an £8k bill id want to look myself.

Can you give us more information? what have they said is wrong with the rear shafts? If a shaft had gone you would have no drive at all unless diff-lock was engaged.

Also, what is a 'flange shaft joint' ??? do you mean the hub? cv?

Whats wrong with the transfer box? I think i would be taking the rear prop off and see if that cures the problem, then the front. if not further investigation required.

a worn hub, or drive shaft can cause slack in the drive train. How used to landrovers are your mechanics? if your guy isnt land rover savvy he could assume transfer box without ruling out an axle problem.

 

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gse1986

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• Apr 24, 2013

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BIG_GINGA_BEARD said:

Also, what is a 'flange shaft joint' ??? do you mean the hub? cv?

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I took that to mean the drive flange

 

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MongoliaIan

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• Apr 24, 2013

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Thanks for feedback so far.
I forgot to say that they found metal particles/shavings/filings in the oil in the rear axle, hence their diagnosis of replacement.
It drives fine - economy is the same since I had it.
I think there is some slack in the drive chain.
I use the transfer most weeks and not noticed any change.
Although they're a Landrover dealer, there's not many Defenders here - I'm guessing less than 15, so probably not too experienced on the peculiarities of Defenders.
Yes, I've looked at prices for parts in the UK, but not for shipping costs. That's next...

 

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• Apr 24, 2013

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MongoliaIan said:

I forgot to say that they found metal particles/shavings/filings in the oil in the rear axle, hence their diagnosis of replacement.

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I'm not sure about the axle, but filings (very small) in oil is common in the transfer box and gear box. There is a magnet even in the drain plug to collect them.

If there is an issue in the axle, then the crown wheel should also be looked at, though.

 

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DiscoPol

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• Apr 24, 2013

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if you have filings in the rear axle why do they need to change the tranny box?
i would be looking at the rear diff input bearing, when my last one gave up the ghost it made the diff oil look really pretty, it was like it was sprinkled with fairy dust-all glittery.

a fresh bearing and an oil change and all was well, for a while, then i realised rear diffs should really be rebuilt by people who know what they are doing i.e not me, but another bearing change and a fresh crown wheel on standby and all is well at the moment-touch wood.