True or False?
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wireman
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I drove 100 miles with diff lock engaged as one of my rear prop shaft UJs gave up the ghost. Kept the speed under 50 mph and avoided wide throttle openings. I could do that as I removed the entire prop. Driving with a smashed diff or sheared half shaft might cause other damage if done over any distance. If a rear half shaft goes on a series, just depress the yellow knob and it'll be in 'front wheel drive'. Again its a 'get you home' measure only.
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true ,you could drive like that for years if so desired,is a little more clunky on taking up drive as diff lock collar, is designed to be a loose fit to allow easy engagement
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RangeRoller dt
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True I have done this with my 90. Not far just to get home but it worked. My mrs had to hold the diff stick in all the journey as it kept wanting to pop out.
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RangeRoller dt
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Honest. Must have been hard - she kept shouting “I can’t ..I can’t ...it’s too hard and it hurts”
This is the gods to honest truth
This is the gods to honest truth
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Here's my mates happened the other day...…..
RangeRoller dt
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I looked similar when I spat my teeth out
Rougharse Racing
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I have done this a few times when I have destroyed diffs on trials motors, the down side is that the bits broken diff tend to get dragged around the crown wheel and burst through the diff pan.
Edit: Must type faster, others have beaten me to it.
Edit: Must type faster, others have beaten me to it.
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Bantam1
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True
my old 110 had a broken uj so we disconnected the prop and applied diff lock to get her home.
no probs
RangeRoller dt
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Only got pics of when they got fixed not when they got smashed outDon't bother with a pic
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True. I've done it. But it's a limp home option, not a crack on its fine option.
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RangeRoller dt
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They cost more than my RRTeeth like a smashed up crown wheel how appropriate is this thread.
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Bad things happen when it's the centre diff though. Very bad, very bad. Curiously, it was about thirteen years ago when it happened to me, and the very next day I was given my first LR, the one with the dead transfer box. I've never been the same since.
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I stripped a drive flange on the M5, drove in difflock for a couple of days till sorted, no issues.
