My 110 200tdi broke down on the way home from a trip to the carpathian mountains. The front prop shaft flange sheared. I managed to remove it and am now driving on rear wheel drive. Do I replace the whole prop shaft and rear or just the bits damaged? Also I have to drive back from Ukraine to the uk with it soon and would rather fix it in the uk than by cowboys here! Any help welcome. I'm no mechanic. I just use google and a land rover maintenance book. Cheers
jamesmartin
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i would fit new prop
Station House
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Should be 3 nipples on the rear prop and 2 on the front - 1 in each UJ and 1 on the rear prop itself where it slides.
Castrol Lithium grease and a grease gun will get you sorted.
This link will help
Maintenance - greasing
jamesmartin
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the splines are on the slide where the two pieces of prop join
jamesmartin
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mark the two halves first to keep them aligned when refitting,but i wouldnt recommend pulling the two halves apart unless necesssary or new
sometimes yu have too. I have had props where the splines were full of rusty, oily water. The only way to clean it was to strip, pressure wash, wire brush (lightly) and regrease. It is also worth removing the grease nipples and make sure they arent blocked.
