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Thank you. The replacement axle I got was from a later vehicle and luckily came with the radius arms which, as you say, are wider. 45mm instead of 38mm I think.

I'm needing a replacement front axle for my Defender 110 (1986). I've found that the ratio of 3.54:1 is common to Discos and Range Rovers too. I have a feeling that up to 1998 the axles for all these vehicles interchangeable - is this the case? Are the mountings the same etc?

I'd thought of that but I'm not sure that the swivel housing would come off over the end of the shaft which appears fatter than the hole in the housing.

thanks redhand, but the broken shaft is stuck in the diff as well as the broken end! I think the break is between the diff pinion and the bearing through which the shaft passes to enter the splined pinion.

Yes, very unlucky! You can imagine how stuck the shaft is as we managed to pull the cv joint off it while it stayed in the axle. We spent all day trying to attach a variety of clamps to the end of the shaft, within the swivel housing, and either trying to pull or hammer it out. No luck, hence...

Yes, I could withdraw the other half shaft but my broken one is still stuck in the diff bearings, so I still can't get the diff out!

Hi, I have a 1986 Defender 110. The short front half shaft is broken. We dismantled the hub to withdraw the CV joint and shaft. We pulled the CV joint off the shaft, which stayed in situ. Looking through the oil filler hole we can see that the shaft is definitely broken, the shaft (wheel...