Tomoke24

Tomoke24

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Hi everyone, so the propshaft just fell off from the rear attachment - sheared through the attachment. I’m just wondering if it’s possible to remove it (the tubing itself comes off easily) and drive a small distance home?

There is also a lot of clunking coming from (I think) the gear box when engaging gears, could this be related?

I can drive without engaging the clutch to get round that but just wondering about the significance of the prop shaft, could it be that I’m just using 2wd then or is there anything more?

Taking refuge in ikea.

Tom
 
You need to remove the propshaft from the hand brake drum and diff flange.

It'll drive with diff lock engaged
 
I have never seen or heard of a prop shaft simply dropping off without giving at least a hundred miles of clunking noises to tell you to have a look underneath!!
The first thing you need to do is engage the diff lock, then you will need to remove the whole shaft, along with any bits that are still attached to the axle before you go anywhere.
Once done, you will be safe to drive home.
 
Her majesty Quenn Elizabeth while at Balmoral was driving her Landrover through a river crossing too fast and hit a bolder and the prop shaft slipped off its splines and parted, she ended up stuck in the river and needed rescuing by her game keeper. So in good company there.
 
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Scooby22 said:
Her majesty Quenn Elizabeth while at Balmoral was driving her Landrover through a river crossing too fast and hit a bolder and the prop shaft slipped off its splines and parted, she ended up stuck in the river and needed rescuing by her game keeper. So in good company there.
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Did that actually happen, or is that just from that film with Helen ‘I love getting my norks out’ Mirren?
 
I managed to shear the rear diff pinion last year lucky I was just pulling out the street !!

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Scooby22 said:
Her majesty Quenn Elizabeth while at Balmoral was driving her Landrover through a river crossing too fast and hit a bolder and the prop shaft slipped off its splines and parted, she ended up stuck in the river and needed rescuing by her game keeper. So in good company there.
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All I can think is that if she had known what she was doing she could have engaged the diff lock and slowly driven out of said river.
 
Propshaft was still attached to each flange but parted at spline and the large piece still attached to rear diff had dug in the river bed stopping further progress. She might have managed to reverse out in diff lock but transfer box flange bit of propshaft would be banging about.
 
An update...

Many thanks for your help, I just thought you could give a little advice on the current situation. I left the car where it was as the gears wouldn't engage and the handbrake doesn't work (all related issues to the propshaft incident), note that the clutch fluid level is fine and the pedal feels normal.

Previously there was a good few days of heavy clunking from the clutch/gear box area as I was pulling away from engine breaking (almost as if it was loose), I know I should have looked at it but I'm wondering if it was some kind of loose gearbox that worked on pulling the propshaft out? or the connection to the engine?

Does this sound right?

Garage was quoting a fortune so I'll have a crack myself - does this sound doable? It will be delivered to me in the next days and then I'll hopefully get to work. I'm guessing a new propshaft, appropriate flanges, flywheel and clutch kit...


Many thanks,
Tom
 
Tomoke24 said:
An update...

Many thanks for your help, I just thought you could give a little advice on the current situation. I left the car where it was as the gears wouldn't engage and the handbrake doesn't work (all related issues to the propshaft incident), note that the clutch fluid level is fine and the pedal feels normal.

Previously there was a good few days of heavy clunking from the clutch/gear box area as I was pulling away from engine breaking (almost as if it was loose), I know I should have looked at it but I'm wondering if it was some kind of loose gearbox that worked on pulling the propshaft out? or the connection to the engine?

Does this sound right?

Garage was quoting a fortune so I'll have a crack myself - does this sound doable? It will be delivered to me in the next days and then I'll hopefully get to work. I'm guessing a new propshaft, appropriate flanges, flywheel and clutch kit...


Many thanks,
Tom
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Take a photo of the rear axle yoke and the hand brake drum so we can see any damage
 
Given your apparent level of understanding of what has happened, I'd say that repairing it yourself is perhaps beyond your ability at the moment. I'd suggest you giving it to a reputable garage to repair.
Photos of underneath the vehicle of the rear diff, the rear prop, the transfer box or some decent film will help others on here help you work out what has gone wrong and so work out if your garage's quote is fair.
HTH
Mo
 
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