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New propshaft & output shaft flange Here you will find some information and pictures on replacing the propshaft and the rear output flange. It's an easy DIY job for the 'newbie' Land Rover mechanic. However first check what is causing the play, it might be just the universal joints on both sides of the propshaft and if those need to be replaced the job will become more difficult. Other well know parts causing drive train back slash are the drive members at the axle ends. At page 5 you will find a picture of my new and old ones. On my propshat there was way too much play on the splines of the sliding member. Laying under the vehicle you could feel and see it by turning the shaft. Also it was possible to push it a little bit up and down. So when turning around it would always run 'twisted' or 'hollow' out off line. I did order a nef shaft from the suspension & propshaft specialsists Gon2Far, www.gon2far.co.uk. The splines are damaged on the old shaft (see picture).
I did need a big hammer to get the sliding part from the shaft. Removing the shaft: Removing the old shaft is very easy, just undo the propshaft bolts. If you don't have UNF spanners you can use metric 14 ones. I do first remove the bolts at the differential side because then you can push the shaft to the side to get better clearance for your spanner. So it will be easier to remove the nuts at the hand brake drum side. You can also remove the center pannel and get access through the seat box. However more complicated.
Old & New: The new shaft supplied was slightly different drom the old one. As you can see the diameter is smaller compared to the old one.
Also the sliding part is longer on the new shaft. I suppose this will make it a little bit stronger compared to a shaft woth a shorter sliding part. When extended there will be more overlap between the splines resulting in less (no) twisting of the sliding part. |
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