s8ndst0rm

Active Member

• Wednesday at 18:31

• #1

I’m probably being very stupid here but should I be able to manually spin the prop shaft (to remove bolts) with the handbrake off, 90 in neural and diff lock on N?

 

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Hicap phill

Well-Known Member

• Wednesday at 18:37

• #2

Prop won’t move as both wheels on the ground stop this.
Jack up 1 wheel on the axle your removing the prop from. You should be able to spin the prop round.

 

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Anaconda

Well-Known Member

• Wednesday at 19:40

• #3

Make sure you use wheel chocks also when jacking up your Defender.

 

miktdish

Guns n Chainsaws

Full Member

• Wednesday at 20:36

• #4

The transfer box drives the propshafts (a shaft or both, depending if it is locked or open, or none if in neutral). The propshaft drives the differential, the differential drives the wheels.

To spin a propshaft (therefore) you need to spin a wheel. Std Defender differentials are 'open' so you only need 1 wheel to turn. To do this you need to 'unwieght' it.
Lifting a wheel off the ground unbalances the car.
As @Anaconda says, make sure you chock the the wheels/axle that is still 'weighted" or the car will roll away.

 

Last edited: Thursday at 16:48

s8ndst0rm

Active Member

• Thursday at 14:22

• #5

Great info thanks guys. I didn’t have my jack available so solved it by just rolling the 90 forward and back. Front prop was much easier than rear.