did it chirp too or just vibrate? Just trying to see if the two usually come together as a"warning sign"
DII front driveshaft issues, amazing how quickly they come on
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akronk1 said:
If you have one or the other replace it with a Tom Woods.. Chirping comes from a dried out grease less CV joint and vibrations can be both CV or Ujoint related..
It just vibrated. Chirping would have been heard and the CV joint would have been greased.akronk1 said:
It looks just like a Tom Wood's driveshaft. The installation instructions have some of the same pictures as Tom's site.ptschram said:Curious! Atlantic British just sent me an e-mail indicating that front driveshafts are back in stock-OE quality. LOL. Isn't it the OE ones that blow through the transmission?
$530
My Tom Woods shaft started to chirp after I neglected to grease the centering ball. I religiously grease the ujoints but I didn't realize the centering ball needed to be greased too.
edit: I had the same observations as PT - one day it was fine and the next morning I'm pulling out of the bank drive-through and it sounded like a cat was wrapped around my shaft. Sent it back to TW and they replaced the centering ball yoke for a very reasonable fee (it was admittedly my fault after all). They also rebalanced the shaft, cleaned it up, re-painted it, and greased the hell out of everything. TW definitely takes pride in their work.
edit: I had the same observations as PT - one day it was fine and the next morning I'm pulling out of the bank drive-through and it sounded like a cat was wrapped around my shaft. Sent it back to TW and they replaced the centering ball yoke for a very reasonable fee (it was admittedly my fault after all). They also rebalanced the shaft, cleaned it up, re-painted it, and greased the hell out of everything. TW definitely takes pride in their work.
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Blue said:
The instructions at AB show a good photo of it on theirs... which if you guys are right, is the same:
http://www.roverparts.com/pdf/Instructions-TVB000110A.pdf
K-rover said:Blue said:
You will need one of these or one like it - I know Tom Woods provides them with the CV shafts now - http://www.tractorsupply.com/lube-link-trade-3-in-straight-needlepoint-grease-coupler-with-quick-connect-3952769
This is obviously not a rover shaft but it looks just like this--
jafir said:
Would somebody call them and ask them who makes them and why they are so fucking expensive?
Jake1996D1 said:
I wish shopping websites were more like facebook, so we could all post things like this on the actual item.
Jake1996D1 said:
I never got the chirp but did get a wicked vibrationlast winter. It was the ft shaft and was fixed. I'm thinking a TW ds might be something to have on hand for later.
akronk1 said:
What fixed it a rebuild? I'd just get a TW and grease the U joints and CV joint on a regular basis and keep the stocker as a back up (which you shouldnt need with a TW)