woods767

Well-Known Member

• Jun 29, 2008

• #1

Earlier today, I took my 110 and a m8 took his Disco offroading. We were soon encountered by a sandy slope, starting shallow and going up to what must have been coming up on 50 degrees. We each tryed it, neather sucseeded , but anyway;

Both vehicles suffered the same abuse but the Discos rear half shaft snapped. I know the 110s rear axel is physicly bigger, but does it have bigger/stronger half shafts? If it does, the Disco could realy do with them, theres not much difference in weight.

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Jun 29, 2008

• #2

has the 110 got a sailsbury axle?

 

woods767

Well-Known Member

• Jun 29, 2008

• #3

Duno, its bigger than the front axel and its got bits welded all over it.

 

woods767

Well-Known Member

• Jun 29, 2008

• #4

Yes it does.

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Jun 29, 2008

• #5

it is a stronger axle then, but the disco could have been weak from previous abuse

 

hughesy

Well-Known Member

• Jun 29, 2008

• #6

!!0's have a salisbury rear axle which is reputedly stronger than the rover axle fitted to discos and 90s.

 

defender/discovery

Active Member

• Jun 29, 2008

• #7

110's only have them on the rear though but wolfs have them all round i dont know but people reckon there near on indistructable

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Jun 29, 2008

• #8

i have one on the arse end of my 109"

 

woods767

Well-Known Member

• Jun 29, 2008

• #9

They should have put them on Discos too, this particular disco has been a nightmare. My friends had it less than a year (it was perviously a city run around), and its broken more times than its started, particualy having problems with the rear axel when the going gets tough.

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Jun 30, 2008

• #10

have you considered KAM halfshafts and drive flanges?

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Jun 30, 2008

• #11

Manufacturers of crown wheel and pinions, half shafts, differential lockers, land rover, specialists, diff lockers, suzuki

 

woods767

Well-Known Member

• Jun 30, 2008

• #12

Thanks, ill foward that link to him. Anyway I would back the statment the 110s rear axel is near invincible. Ive dragged my 110 all the way round Wales on its rear diff, twice, and though ive stightly re-shaped the bottom of it and its drain plug, it still works and doesent leak. Who needs diff guards?

OK, so maybe i need a diff guard

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Jun 30, 2008

• #13

they are tough but the rear cover is guite fragile as its made of tin

 

hughesy

Well-Known Member

• Jun 30, 2008

• #14

Nevr had any trouble with my 110's salisbury but having said that never had any bother with disco axles either. I'm planning on putting a disco back axle with disc brakes onto the 110 soon in fact.

 

bloat1992

New Member

• Jun 30, 2008

• #15

G-man said:

i have one on the arse end of my 109"

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same and on my 96 110

 

discojamz

Active Member

• Jun 30, 2008

• #16

woods767 said:

They should have put them on Discos too, this particular disco has been a nightmare. My friends had it less than a year (it was perviously a city run around), and its broken more times than its started, particualy having problems with the rear axel when the going gets tough.

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It is definately cursed!

although droping the rear on its axle definately doesnt help
Luckily the half shaft broke right by the hub so should only be a 10min job to replace it

 

defender/discovery

Active Member

• Jun 30, 2008

• #17

i know our sailsbury axle took a massive impact from a rock step greenlaning in surrey it basicly come down it on the axle but it never done anything to it went to slindon the next day and it still survived and now half a year later still seem fine and still gets abused

 

woods767

Well-Known Member

• Jun 30, 2008

• #18

I have a feeling a dragged my tow bar over that rock yesterday.