Urgent help please

Hi I've changed my rear offside drive shaft oil seal this morning and now on putting the drive shaft back into the rear diff I cannot get it to fully engage it appears to want to go in another couple of inches or so.

Am I missing a trick here.

Thanks for your help I need a pint but can sort that out later.

Dave

Sorted now the splines didn't quite line up I moved the freelander literally 1 inch on the drive and it went together.

Couple more bits then the beer is to be had.

Dave

davew13 said:

Sorted now the splines didn't quite line up I moved the freelander literally 1 inch on the drive and it went together.

Couple more bits then the beer is to be had.

Dave

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Nice one Dave, well sussed.

Hi, did you have to drain the diff to replace that seal?

htr said:

Hi, did you have to drain the diff to replace that seal?

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Hi, No I didn't but I did it on my drive which has a slope, so that combined with the height it was raised up and supported on 1 corner, I left three wheels on the ground meant no oil came out.

I would imagine if it was done on level ground you would loose some of the oil.

Dave

davew13 said:

Hi, No I didn't but I did it on my drive which has a slope, so that combined with the height it was raised up and supported on 1 corner, I left three wheels on the ground meant no oil came out.

I would imagine if it was done on level ground you would loose some of the oil.

Dave

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That's a good scheme. I've got to replace mine at some stage and I didn't relish the idea of dumping the oil out.

well done:clap2::clap2: