Hi guys
2 weeks ago I stripped and rebuilt the passenger front corner to replace the worn swivel bearings on my '06 TD5 110.I remember at the time having trouble lining up the (long) half shaft back into the diff and taking extra time to inspect the half shaft splines which were perfect. I also remember when I refitted the drive flange that the hub spun freely until I torqued up the flange bolts and then everything on that corner locked up tight... I put it down to leaving the car in gear and (probably) locking the diff as that's what I was taught to do when jacking up a LR. Anyway I finished up and have driven the car short distances for the last week.
Today my landy lost drive at 60mph without so much as a whisper... no bangs, jolts or grinding metal. No forward/backward drive in low or high. But I did have full drive in low and high if I engaged the diff lock. Quick google in my phone said I should be OK so long as I took it steady so I drove 40 miles at 30mph no dramas/ loud noises of any kind. I found 4 previous posts here on this subject and read them all.
Now I need a plan for diagnosis tomorrow. My knowledge of powertrain is not that good.
1) Assuming the problem was caused by my earlier work I suspect either the drive flange splines or CV joint splines are stripped how do I check without disassembly?
2) Ignoring the other end of the half shaft for a minute How do I check whether its front or rear axle related easily? What should turn manually (ie without engine power) and when?
3) Is there something else I should be checking quickly before I get the spanners out and start swearing/sweating profusely?
2 weeks ago I stripped and rebuilt the passenger front corner to replace the worn swivel bearings on my '06 TD5 110.I remember at the time having trouble lining up the (long) half shaft back into the diff and taking extra time to inspect the half shaft splines which were perfect. I also remember when I refitted the drive flange that the hub spun freely until I torqued up the flange bolts and then everything on that corner locked up tight... I put it down to leaving the car in gear and (probably) locking the diff as that's what I was taught to do when jacking up a LR. Anyway I finished up and have driven the car short distances for the last week.
Today my landy lost drive at 60mph without so much as a whisper... no bangs, jolts or grinding metal. No forward/backward drive in low or high. But I did have full drive in low and high if I engaged the diff lock. Quick google in my phone said I should be OK so long as I took it steady so I drove 40 miles at 30mph no dramas/ loud noises of any kind. I found 4 previous posts here on this subject and read them all.
Now I need a plan for diagnosis tomorrow. My knowledge of powertrain is not that good.
1) Assuming the problem was caused by my earlier work I suspect either the drive flange splines or CV joint splines are stripped how do I check without disassembly?
2) Ignoring the other end of the half shaft for a minute How do I check whether its front or rear axle related easily? What should turn manually (ie without engine power) and when?
3) Is there something else I should be checking quickly before I get the spanners out and start swearing/sweating profusely?
