I should have said in my earlier post that i'm sure the bearings in the new uprated diff are the ones on the drive shaft outlets, which also support the crown wheel, you can see the difference in the casing size to accomodate them. I think the input bearing from the propshaft is the same...

Well I dont have that deep pockets, but if i'm not now paying £250 for a so called service where its hard to see what they can actually do with a modern car, apart from filling the last inch of the windscreen wiper bottle and charging for the lot, i'm quite happy to use the best because of the...

O.P. Rear tyre wear. Figure of speech. Nothing lasts for ever.

Theres a landrover bulletin about the rear diffs pre 2000. I think its on the rave cd. Seems that if customers complained off noise from the rear diff, Landrover dealers were instructed to fit the new type uprated diff. Basically they said the bearings were too small and the new ones have bigger...

Ye 'Slob'. Thats exactly what I mean, weve got to make the decisions for you 'Plank'. If your still lost, as I think you might be I'll give you a clue later.

Hi Pikey 'Boy' Otherwise known as. ' S.U.S.S.' Yer running true to form , yer a 'fooking' numbskull.

Eh Slobby Fat Git. One sh*t from you would blow yerself oot off yer space suit. No wonder weve got to come down and 'rule ' use lot.

Pikey Open both doors in your gaaaarage type shed, you might get yer heid in.

OK Mrs Whoddenit. Point taken, go back to sleep now.

The Tale off Pikey Redhand. An attempt at some humour befitting your attention. A quiet hillside. 1st Sheep - Do you think Pikey will be coming up to see us tonight. 2nd Sheep. No he'll probably wait till tomorrow night after he's been down to his local, and swallowed his 14...

I've been thinking of removing my the prop shaft too, had it off for a wee while, weeks, and it drove fine, no problems, quite nicely in fact why would it not nothings working, rear tyres would last forever. Only problem I have is this niggle about the insurance / MOT side off it. I'm quite sure...

Good idea Dann. A wee bit too technical computerwise for me perhaps, but your main problem might be getting some help from the 'Senior' Dinosaurs on here, who think the main agenda is to 'try' to be 90% funny and 10% helpfull. Cheers

Tippex goes on the small shaft going into the VCU at the front and on the next larger hub, the two larger hubs rotate together, the one with the four fixing studs at the back being the vibration damper unit. The 'ticking' noise you hear I would venture to say is the exhaust cooling down , they...

Exactly my thoughts. So what can you do?.

Did they change the VCU support bearings, if not check them, and the fixing bolts, they will cause a lot of vibration if worn or loose.

Blimey!. When do you make a decision to change it. Can they be repaired, or is it best to go for a new one. Do they even deteriate on the spares shelves, lying there for years?. Mines is off at the moment, lying in the garage. The last time I refitted it I 'thought' it was a bit tighter when...

Not to sure thats the case, Landrover themselves say a certain amount off 'windup' ie braking feeling is normal when reversing or moving forward on full lock, with the VCU coupling. But as you say the degree to which it does and still be allright, who knows.

Optimus P. I'm well aware what the sites about, been here for a wee while, and had some good advice, and given some. There just seems to be some real headbangers among the 'Senior' members. People dont 'Fall' they perhaps just go away somewhere where theres less childish behavior. PS. If I...

Yes Spot on.

Norbet The wheels in question are only 17" with goodyear allweather, the hub fitting might be the problem. I dont think I'll bother anyway, I'll just replace the tyres on my own 16" wheels. Cheers