Mike v.t.s

Active Member

• Dec 17, 2012

• #1

does any1 no if the front prop on my 96 DSE is the same as the v8 auto?? The closest prop I can get my hands on is the v8 and mine is totally buggerd, anything over 15 mph and there's a real bad vibration and upon inspection the UJ is fallin apart, when I've been greasing it the dam thing has only pumped grease to 3 of the corners not 4 so prop dead, any advise wod be great. Thanks

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Dec 17, 2012

• #2

Don't quote me but pretty sure it int..

certainly int on a disco.

 

Chrisfrain2007

Active Member

• Dec 17, 2012

• #3

Can't you get ya hands on a uj and replace that

 

mark1971

Active Member

• Dec 17, 2012

• #4

Have you called emmotts??

 

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dave4x4

Active Member

• Dec 17, 2012

• #5

The information I have got is that the front prop on the diesel auto is TVB000130. The V8 uses FTC4140 so they are different.

You can run the car with just the rear prop shaft on while you get the front UJ fixed. Easy job. Any decent garage should be able to do it.

 

Mike v.t.s

Active Member

• Dec 17, 2012

• #6

Thanks chaps, yeh I can fix it and already spoke to joe at Emmots but I can't wait till I get paid and it's so near Xmas and there's a spare v8 prop goin free in my mates scrap yard, now I could fit a new UJ only around £10 from eBay but I really need car on road asap, was gona disconnect the prop for a few days but I remember doing that on my series 3 when I snapped front half shaft, the gearbox didn't last long in only rear wheel drive.

 

Chrisfrain2007

Active Member

• Dec 17, 2012

• #7

Are the uj's not the same size between v8 and diesel? You could take the uj and try it on your prop

 

Saint.V8

Dyed-in-the-wool 100% RR Junkie

Full Member

• Dec 17, 2012

• #8

The Yoke in the UJ Centre has the same part number for both front/rear & petrol/diesel so I gues the UJ itself is (pardon the pun) universal

Propshaft U/J HD (GKN) TVC100010G Island 4x4 - Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Parts and accessories for all models. UK and worldwide mail order.

 

Mike v.t.s

Active Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #9

Chrisfrain2007 said:

Are the uj's not the same size between v8 and diesel? You could take the uj and try it on your prop

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Saint.V8 said:

The Yoke in the UJ Centre has the same part number for both front/rear & petrol/diesel so I gues the UJ itself is (pardon the pun) universal

Propshaft U/J HD (GKN) TVC100010G Island 4x4 - Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Parts and accessories for all models. UK and worldwide mail order.

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Yes I did think of swoping UJ from v8 to mine but again was unsure, think il do that and replace with new after new year, thanks people once again more invaluable information.

 

ovalandrover

Well-Known Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #10

Its an easy job to replace UJ as long as it hasnt completely broken up and damaged the yoke. You should be able to buy a UJ from your local motor factors or bearing suppliers or even halfrods at a reasonable price. and also do them both. when travelling I always carry a couple of spares and also a couple of spare CV joints as i dont want to be stuck in Russia again when the CV joint on my **** itself in a place called Ust Kut before the days of internet and mobile telephones and I managed to find a guy with a lathe to turn up a cage for the CV and it cost me 20 $ US.