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james
| | Posted on Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 01:52 am: | 
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I was in MOAB driving over some easy stuff and heard a loud clunk in the rear. I figured a rock just hit something. I started up an incline and I had no power to the rear and heard lots of clunking. When in drive, my rear drive shaft was spinning but not the tires! I removed the rear drive shaft and drove out. My guess is a broken half shaft in the rear. Any ideas? If it is my axle, where can I get an inexpensive replacement? Thanks for the 1000th time.
James |
Will Roeder (Will_Roeder)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 01:56 am: |
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well its either the axle or the diff...axles can usually be found used for not too much $ form somone who upgraded to HD axles, check the for sale section there may be some older ads.
Will |
Jeff Anderson (Groovydude)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 10:07 am: |
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James,
Sounds like you blew your rear Diff. I had this happen to me in the j**p I used to own before I got my Disco. The sound you describe is the exact same sound I heard. It all started with a big loud BANG in the rear and then Clunk Clunk Clunk. The Fked up thing was in a parking lot and all i did was turn start the J**P. My mechanic said the gears in the diff where most likley worn and due to the wear they meshed tooth to tooth and BAAAM!!!. I do believe I had to replace my axle shafts as well due to some damage. |
james
| | Posted on Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 02:12 pm: |
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Thanks. Jeff, did the noise go away or stay the same. After the initial clunk, the noise only lasted for a mile or two and now everything sounds fine. Replacing a diff sounds worse then a broken half shaft. What are the signs of a broken half shaft vs. broken diff?
THanks |
\Mike... (Mpeters)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 02:30 pm: |
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Pull the shafts and see if they are broken? |
Javier Velador (Jvelador)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 03:12 pm: |
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James, if you have a Disco I, be glad. It's really easy to check the half-shafts versus a DII.
. Buy new rear half-shaft seals/gaskets
. Loosen both rear wheels' bolts,
. raise the rear of the vehicle on stands
. remove the wheels
. chock the opposite wheel, remove the five bolts and pull it out.
. do the same to the other side.
If you need a stock rear diff or stock half-shafts, I have both from when I upgraded last year.
Javier |
Jeff Anderson (Groovydude)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 10:52 pm: |
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No sure how long the clunk would have lasted. I called AAA and had it roll backed to my mechanic. I guess if i`d have driven it it may have gon away as the gears droped. It would have ran i imagine with just the front 2 wheels since the diff was ok, but i didn`t try it. |
james
| | Posted on Sunday, July 07, 2002 - 03:56 am: |
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Thank you all again. I'll pull them out tomorrow and hope they are fine. Then, I'll know I have to get a locker for the rear LOL. |
Jose A Cabrera (Jcabrera)
| | Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 12:00 am: |
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How can you test if you diff or shaft are broken without removing anything? |
Jose A Cabrera (Jcabrera)
| | Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 12:09 am: |
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Java I might be buying your spares to repair my, if I can find out if they are broken. |
disco
| | Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 12:19 am: |
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as long as you are doing the work you probably should upgrade..
there is a reason the rover axles break..its pretty much because they suck compared to what is available and what is stock on other trucks...
give bill at great basin rovers a call before you do anything with future parts.. i was just in a discussion about diff locks and recommend gbr to anybody with problems or questions relating to drive line issues.
i'm just really happy with their service.. |
Jose A Cabrera (Jcabrera)
| | Posted on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 11:15 pm: |
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Java are you happy with your upgrade? |
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