Zorro587
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Good afternoon all.
I posted a thread previously about a whirring/mechanical noise whilst driving that disappeared when cruising along nicely.
I've finally found the time to start to put the tools to work and I've removed the prop shaft. The noise I was experiencing has gone but now many questions have raised their heads.
1. Is it possible to 'diagnose' a faulty/failed prop shaft at home or is that a thing for specialists? The only thing I've noticed is possibly that the bearings are fubar'd: if I pick up the prop and turn it in my hands the bearing carriers(?) freely rotate under their own weight, one more than the other. I would have expected a bit more resistance if they were ok.
2. If the prop specialists are the answer to the above, does anyone know whether having it repaired is any cheaper than buying a new prop and just swapping them?
3. As I've now effectively got a 2WD, is the car OK to drive like this or is there anything else I should do (in the short term) whilst it's running like this. I can't really afford to be without the car day-to-day, but if I shouldn't run it like this so be it.
Many thanks
I posted a thread previously about a whirring/mechanical noise whilst driving that disappeared when cruising along nicely.
I've finally found the time to start to put the tools to work and I've removed the prop shaft. The noise I was experiencing has gone but now many questions have raised their heads.
1. Is it possible to 'diagnose' a faulty/failed prop shaft at home or is that a thing for specialists? The only thing I've noticed is possibly that the bearings are fubar'd: if I pick up the prop and turn it in my hands the bearing carriers(?) freely rotate under their own weight, one more than the other. I would have expected a bit more resistance if they were ok.
2. If the prop specialists are the answer to the above, does anyone know whether having it repaired is any cheaper than buying a new prop and just swapping them?
3. As I've now effectively got a 2WD, is the car OK to drive like this or is there anything else I should do (in the short term) whilst it's running like this. I can't really afford to be without the car day-to-day, but if I shouldn't run it like this so be it.
Many thanks