Normally we do our own repairs but the previous owner of our 'Beast' had said it needed a replacement N/S front drive shaft, there was a 'knocking' coming from the front which seemed to confirm the need for a new one. Purchased a 2nd hand replacement from gentlemen of salvage in the West Country and had the Beast booked in for the fitting today. Received a call this afternoon that the replcement had the right serial number but had a different CV joint which was too big to fit, so on my instruction they refitted the old one but packed it with grease first. End result 'silent' front drive shaft, apparently it didn't need changing in the first place. I was at the garage before they refitted the original part so I know they were not telling porkies! Point is I will berate the parts supplier in the morning (left it because I was too irate today) but I think they supplied me with a post 2006 part (mine is 2004) which may have had the same part number but had been altered during the production run. The salient lesson is...IF you are going to use repurposed parts, double and triple check that they WILL actually fit! Today's little event set me back £180 including VAT, it could have been a lot worse if the garage hadn't felt so bad about what had happened, the best I can expect back from the supplier is the £48 I paid for the part, lesson learned painfully, at least the knock has gone!
L322 Beware 2nd hand parts-Check & Double Check!
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Well you can't "knock" the result really 
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Don't take this the wrong way but, you believed the prevous owner and just bought one without checking. Even if the second hand part had been correct you would still have had a bill from the garage.
Lessons learned for all 3 of you I think, don't think any one person is entirely to blame. I personally wouldn't buy a used driveshaft with potentially a 19 year old CV joint.
Gord Wedman
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Yes, and if you ask for a "drive shaft" and get that long thing which connects your rear axle to your tramission instead of the "halfshaft" that you really needed you will again be disappointed
I did believe the previous owner....he is the one that gave me a free brand new air suspension pump, a spare set of wheels and an entire service kit to go with the vehicle when I got it, as well as numerous other parts! So he WAS wrong about the shaft, but he was NOT trying to deceive me, rather he was deceived by the beast! Incidentally that is the Hummer in the background that he replaced the Beast with.
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It's always worth having the problem verified before sticking your hand in Yeh pocket!
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What if i happen to like a good spanking!?
Did i say that out loud?
Did i say that out loud?
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There are definitely times when you just have to change things and hope you got it right (ask me how I know). I recently changed every ball joint on the front chasing a knock that turned out to be an ARB bush
Another time when my TD5 wouldn't rev I was told it was the TPS, luckily I was sceptical and didn't change it and it turned out to low battery voltage. One thing about RR ownership is you never stop learning or spending. And at least it's sorted and you can enjoy it...........till the next issue
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Lady down our street quite accommodating in that line of work if you want me to book you in kermitWhat if i happen to like a good spanking!?
Did i say that out loud?
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Voice of experience obviouslyLady down our street quite accommodating in that line of work if you want me to book you in kermit
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Seems like a nice Boy
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If that's L322 wasn't there a recall on the front propshaft? Something else to check.
