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p38 mike

New Member

• Oct 29, 2009

• #1

Just bought a new front drive shaft for my 1986 Defender 90. I have raised suspension so i bought a shaft from a disco for better articulation.
However i have discovered that the mount holes from the front diff are different to the shaft.
Any ideas where i can locate an adaptor plate so i can couple the two together?

 

Trewey

Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.

• Oct 29, 2009

• #2

Are you talking about the prop-shaft?
Have you got 3 holes in the prop flange and 4 holes in the diff and T/F box flanges?
If so, you'll need to change the diff and T/F box flanges for those from the Disco, if you want to use that prop.

 

andyb66

Well-Known Member

• Oct 30, 2009

• #3

Treworgey 90 said:

Are you talking about the prop-shaft?
Have you got 3 holes in the prop flange and 4 holes in the diff and T/F box flanges?
If so, you'll need to change the diff and T/F box flanges for those from the Disco, if you want to use that prop.

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He said front shaft so I doubt that the problem

Given that it's an '86 D90 I suspect he has the LT85 box which has different gearbox flanges than the Discovery.

@P38 Mike. I'm a little lost as to why you think a Discovery prop shaft would help with what you are trying to do? Can you give me detail.

 

jai_landrover

Well-Known Member

• Oct 30, 2009

• #4

Didnt some Disco's come with a decardon front prop or was that only TD5 90's? Mabe thats what he means

 

andyb66

Well-Known Member

• Oct 30, 2009

• #5

jai_landrover said:

Didnt some Disco's come with a decardon front prop or was that only TD5 90's? Mabe thats what he means

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Tis true yes. Discovery 2s came with double cardon joints. In which case an flange off an LT85 box will solve the problem.

It's one way round or the other