Discovery 3 front diff

DaveDisco2 · Jul 20, 2014

I think my front diff is faulty from the noise it makes!!!
Does anyone know where I can get a refurbished one from?
Cheers

200tdi ayre · Jul 20, 2014

DaveDisco2 said:
I think my front diff is faulty from the noise it makes!!!
Does anyone know where I can get a refurbished one from?
Cheers

Symptoms ?

Ive never heard of a broken front diff but the wheel bearings wear out or fail quite often

A diff would be £££££££

DaveDisco2 · Jul 20, 2014

200tdi ayre said:
Symptoms ?

Ive never heard of a broken front diff but the wheel bearings wear out or fail quite often

A diff would be £££££££

I have replaced both front wheel bearings with genuine ones.
There is transmission noise up front when driving and hell of a drone when you are decelerating, including braking. Can feel the vibrations too.

sierrafery · Jul 20, 2014

i've had a fubar'd diff once(just that it was rear and it's a D2

)... for the D3 diff there is an overhaul kit, google out DOK007 , by new it's quite expensive and i didnt find reconditioned ones

DaveDisco2 · Jul 20, 2014

I have seen the refurb kits, but there are no shims/ measurement info available so it is deemed useless.

200tdi ayre · Jul 20, 2014

DaveDisco2 said:
I have replaced both front wheel bearings with genuine ones.
There is transmission noise up front when driving and hell of a drone when you are decelerating, including braking. Can feel the vibrations too.

Ok sounds like diff unless its the front drive shafts but I assume you checked them at the same time as doing the bearings ?

DaveDisco2 · Jul 30, 2014

Front diff ooverhauled today, all new bearings fitted and the noise and rumbling has completely gone! Big happy face!!!

brightyuk · Mar 25, 2015

Hi Davedisco2

I am thinking of overhauling my front diff. I am wondering whether you managed to find new shims, or if they weren't required.

Many thanks

Adam

leeby7 · Feb 5, 2019

DaveDisco2 said:
Front diff ooverhauled today, all new bearings fitted and the noise and rumbling has completely gone! Big happy face!!!

How did you do your front diff please Dave?

lynall · Feb 5, 2019

leeby7 said:
How did you do your front diff please Dave?

Have a look on the disco3 forum as theres a few threads where people have rebuilt them, Iirc the bearings are std defender wheel bearings!

leeby7 · Feb 5, 2019

There is some info but no idea how to set pre load or end float, i just dont get why there isnt any info on them on the net!
James Martin on here would probably know! I have sent him a pm but not had a reply yet, he may probably know!
There is a site called Topix which landrover and jaguar use for everything but it costs a fortune to access the info!

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