zippydog
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frontdiff - YouTube
frontflange - YouTube
reardiff - YouTube
Here goes... Hopefully the links above will work. The first one is the play in the front axel, the second one is front drive flages and the last one is the play in the rear axel.
In my endevour to cure the clunk when changing gear, i have changed the rear half shafts and drive flanges. I have also changed the "A" frame ball joint. I got underneath and took the PTO cover off to see the play on the gear between the gear and transfere box.
I then got a mechanic who is a land rover enthusiast as well to have a look at the wear on output/input shaft. He said there is a bit there but what is more worrying is the amount of slack in the front axel. He said "cure that and alot of the clunk will go away". He said that there is the tiniest play in the crown to pinion mesh but the rest of it is somewhere between the diff and the wheels. Said its more important to get the front axle sorted and the rest will last longer.
input/output was checked by hand brake off and rocking the handbrake drum.
As you can hopefully see from the video's when you grab hold of the front prop shaft it will turn almost quarter of a turn. I have also video'd the front flanges whilst someone twisted the front prop back and forward (you can hear the clunk on the video) but there is not too much movement. I have also video'd the rear set up which has less than half the play of the front set up.
One of the front prop UJ's has the tiniest play, nothing really.
What i am asking is, could this much play be created by worn CV's or half shaft spline wear at the diff end? or could it be something else.
The setup is Landrover 90 (1986) Discovery 200tdi engine, gearbox, transfer box. I know this was a donor setup and dont know the total mileage.
After doing the rear halfshafts and "A" frame, it got rid of alot of the metallic clunk and is not anywhere near as harsh on the gear changes, but its still there some of the time.
Before this latest news i was expecting to just find wear between the gearbox and trasfer box, change them and job done, not so sure now.:doh:
any views appreciated
frontflange - YouTube
reardiff - YouTube
Here goes... Hopefully the links above will work. The first one is the play in the front axel, the second one is front drive flages and the last one is the play in the rear axel.
In my endevour to cure the clunk when changing gear, i have changed the rear half shafts and drive flanges. I have also changed the "A" frame ball joint. I got underneath and took the PTO cover off to see the play on the gear between the gear and transfere box.
I then got a mechanic who is a land rover enthusiast as well to have a look at the wear on output/input shaft. He said there is a bit there but what is more worrying is the amount of slack in the front axel. He said "cure that and alot of the clunk will go away". He said that there is the tiniest play in the crown to pinion mesh but the rest of it is somewhere between the diff and the wheels. Said its more important to get the front axle sorted and the rest will last longer.
input/output was checked by hand brake off and rocking the handbrake drum.
As you can hopefully see from the video's when you grab hold of the front prop shaft it will turn almost quarter of a turn. I have also video'd the front flanges whilst someone twisted the front prop back and forward (you can hear the clunk on the video) but there is not too much movement. I have also video'd the rear set up which has less than half the play of the front set up.
One of the front prop UJ's has the tiniest play, nothing really.
What i am asking is, could this much play be created by worn CV's or half shaft spline wear at the diff end? or could it be something else.
The setup is Landrover 90 (1986) Discovery 200tdi engine, gearbox, transfer box. I know this was a donor setup and dont know the total mileage.
After doing the rear halfshafts and "A" frame, it got rid of alot of the metallic clunk and is not anywhere near as harsh on the gear changes, but its still there some of the time.
Before this latest news i was expecting to just find wear between the gearbox and trasfer box, change them and job done, not so sure now.:doh:
any views appreciated
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