petit_pablo

petit_pablo

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Aft'noon all.
Just discovered the UJs on my front prop are shagged. Is there any issue with removing and driving with difflock engaged until I have replaced it?

Need to go out in an hour!
 
if it seizes your be ****ed when prop flays round, diff lock would be temp measure with prop off
 
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fanatic said:
if it seizes your be ****ed when prop flays round, diff lock would be temp measure with prop off
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Yea would only be temp measure.
Just done a full service and found the UJ problem when I went to grease it.
There's always something!
 
petit_pablo said:
Aft'noon all.
Just discovered the UJs on my front prop are shagged. Is there any issue with removing and driving with difflock engaged until I have replaced it?

Need to go out in an hour!
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no its fine ,just dont rag it all torques through one diff
 
Im doing the opposite at the mo, rear prop off, driving on front, feels wierd, but its fine for a temp measure, hopefully my UJ will be waiting for me when I get home.
 
Thanks guys
New prop ordered as i cant be doing with titting around doing the bearings!

Just need to fill the engine oil up now.
 
I have driven with the front prop out and found it had loads of back lash from the drivetrain, not comfortable!

It will invalidate your insurance too
 
Daz H said:
I have driven with the front prop out and found it had loads of back lash from the drivetrain, not comfortable!

It will invalidate your insurance too
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I guess there are plenty of Freelanders driving round with no insurance then....
 
Daz H said:
I have driven with the front prop out and found it had loads of back lash from the drivetrain, not comfortable!

It will invalidate your insurance too
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I agree with you about the backlash :rolleyes:

Does it invalidate insurance because it's insured as a 4wd vehicle?
 
Dave90 said:
I agree with you about the backlash :rolleyes:

Does it invalidate insurance because it's insured as a 4wd vehicle?
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I think so, yes. I would guess that it constitutes a notifiable modification to the vehicle for the purposes of the terms of the insurance policy.
 
try front only, not pleasant. but it gets you around, my front drivetrain does have more play that the rear, 2wd seems to exacerbate it.
Thinking about getting some new front flanges, they ones that are on are a little worn, never thought about the insurance.
I kept the prop in the back, I carry tools, so if something did happen, a reasonable get out would be, it started seizing when I was driving, took it off to get to destination/home as that would be safer than a prop snapping/seizing on the highway :)
 
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