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Why the hell couldn't I find that!? Thanks!

Ok I've scoured the internet, watched several CV/swivel overhaul videos, and I'm struggling to find anyone who goes into detail about how to separate the half shaft from the CV joint (300tdi). I've seen some people talking about tapping gently with a hammer, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to...

Looks like it's going to be a CV Joint. I've inspected just about everything, so I'm back to the play in my from left wheel. Basically, with the wheel off, I can tell that the shaft has play inside the stub axle. So, I can see that for my axle, there's 2 types of CV joints, depending on how...

However unlikely, all avenues must be investigated. I'll add it to the list to take a look at in the morning. Thanks!

I'll get out there and inspect the props in the morning - I did take a look a few months ago, all was well and I greased them up a bit through the nipples. I guess something could have developed since then though.

Ok, here we go, a video of the sound..... This is in a straight line, going reasonably slow on flat ground. I'd driven around for 10 minutes without it making this sound, then, after these 2 incidents of it, I couldn't get it to do it again despite driving about for another 10 minutes or so...

Yep it's an lt77, and yep I replaced the filter (see my other recent thread about the filter plug being cross threaded)

Yep, that's what I've been doing last couple of weeks, doing oil changes across everything. Oil levels were good in gear box, transfer box, front and rear diffs. Anything else oil related I should try?

Phew, ok - I've just been reading as much as I can again about how a 3-diff 4x4 system works, and going round in circles about this. But, basically, I shouldn't have been worried about that then - it's normal. So, back to my tapping noise then? ;)

No, not engaged.... but I would have thought that has no impact at the "diff end" of business, isn't that just a change in what happens at the transfer end? I'm probably completely wrong here, and it's perfectly normal for the wheels not to turn a prop, and this is all part of the wonderful...

==EDIT: This bit is now understood, and I can confirm I'm a numpty, please skip down to the tapping noise part, thanks.. == Ok, this is likely to be a numpty question. I'm a bit jet lagged and can't quite work out if this is normal, or an issue. Please note I'm relatively new to mechanics, I've...

It's the small white tubular filter. It fits into the plug. Ok I'll have to watch some vids on how to helicoil. Thanks!

The issue with this will be that the plug holds s small filter, I can't just go for a generic larger plug. That's what you're suggesting right? It's got to be the same plug I think.

I fear this is beyond my capabilities. I may have to seek professional help :(

I've tried the 2 washers approach, I think it would need 3 haha

I have always had drops of oil forming on the gearbox since I've had my landy (3 years). Recently I noticed a bit of extra transmission whine, so I figured I'd change the oil in the gearbox and see what I get. I've now discovered why I get a slow leak from the gearbox. My extension case drain...

And this...

A friend just got nice and close to the new Defender while at GFOS today. He sent me these:

Well that was all very embarrassing. Never would any of you have guessed what the cause was, simply because it was something so amateur and daft. After spending weeks learning lots of new things about fitting new stub axles, brake discs, calipers, pads, bearings, new hub assemblies, and so...

Haha