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Vertuas

Active Member

• Jun 24, 2013

• #1

Hi all,

Just been reading the rave manual section on swapping the rear diff. Mine is noisy and has at least on knackered carrier bearing, oil has leaked from the knackered bearing and I fear that the diff may be beyond repair.

Rave mentions 2 land rover specific tools to do the job
LRT-51-013 : Centralising Jig
LRT-51-014 : Drive shaft removal tool

Are there tool required or are there cheaper alternative that could be used?

Other than those, the job doe not look overly complex.

Thanks

 

landowner

Pensioner Pete

Full Member

• Jun 24, 2013

• #2

Did my front with hammer and sockets

didn't realize it was a freelander, freelander section should have been a clue

 

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Vertuas

Active Member

• Jun 24, 2013

• #3

Is that a land rover towing an AA van? That makes a refreshing change!!

 

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Pensioner Pete

Full Member

• Jun 24, 2013

• #4

Vertuas said:

Is that a land rover towing an AA van? That makes a refreshing change!!

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Towed it for 250 ish miles

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Jun 25, 2013

• #5

I watched a mechanic change one (not mine) and he did not use anything special and I can not think why you would have to.

 

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Gibbo_GTI

Member

• Jun 25, 2013

• #6

Surely when you tighten the mounting brackets it will put the diff in the right place?????

 

mjrimmer

Active Member

• Jun 25, 2013

• #7

You'll be fine......there's not that much play when you tighten everything back up.
For the drive shafts I find a piece of wood and a hammer removes them quite easily.

 

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matt1295

New Member

• Jun 25, 2013

• #8

mjrimmer said:

You'll be fine......there's not that much play when you tighten everything back up.
For the drive shafts I find a piece of wood and a hammer removes them quite easily.

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when i did the diff seals on the drive-shaft i just used 2 screwdrivers and pryed and they pop straight out

 

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Vissie

New Member

• Jun 27, 2013

• #9

Driveshaft removal is done with a hammer and a blunt chisel/punch.


When you come to realign the rear diff. Tighten both rear mounts up. Then start the bolts on the front mount, lift it up to the midway position and tighten the bolts. That should do you fine.

 

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Vertuas

Active Member

• Jun 27, 2013

• #10

Thanks for the tips, guys.

Now to save up for a new diff.....