Transfer Case clunk/slack/wear, rear diff pinion wobble - Land Rovers Only

Black Magic · 07-21-2005, 08:29 PM

I was under her tonight tearing out the rotoflex shaft so I can drop the '88 - '89 RR twin U-joint shaft driveshaft in ($100 inc shipping from a junkyard on http://www.car-part.com vs $300 for the one in the kit from AB

)

I actually saw how much slack I have in the centre diff and its NOT good - I can turn the hand brake drum 40 degrees before the front drive shaft moves! (This is with the centre diff lock engaged)

Questions:
How long before I HAVE to replace the transfercase?

Did I misunderstand the issue with the early Xfer cases? I thought it was the shaft between the transmission and transfer case that developed the slack.

Is it normal to have some wobble in the rear pinion shaft - and will replacing the flange and torquing the nut down sort this out?

John C · 07-22-2005, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Magic

I was under her tonight tearing out the rotoflex shaft so I can drop the '88 - '89 RR twin U-joint shaft driveshaft in ($100 inc shipping from a junkyard on http://www.car-part.com vs $300 for the one in the kit from AB

)

Twin U-joint from an 88-89???? Never heard of this, maybe you got lucky and got a double cardon driveshaft.....

Black Magic · 07-22-2005, 05:05 AM

No- not a double carden unfortunately.

By twin U-joint I meant with one u-joint on each end instead of 1 u-joint and a rotoflex

Black Magic · 07-22-2005, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Magic

Is it normal to have some wobble in the rear pinion shaft - and will replacing the flange and torquing the nut down sort this out?

This seems to have answered itself - I got the flange in and got it torqued down - no more wobble! Just hope it wasn't like that long and caused pinion/bearing damage.

07-21-2005, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Black Magic Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 63 Gallery: 0	Transfer Case clunk/slack/wear, rear diff pinion wobble I was under her tonight tearing out the rotoflex shaft so I can drop the '88 - '89 RR twin U-joint shaft driveshaft in ($100 inc shipping from a junkyard on http://www.car-part.com vs $300 for the one in the kit from AB ) I actually saw how much slack I have in the centre diff and its NOT good - I can turn the hand brake drum 40 degrees before the front drive shaft moves! (This is with the centre diff lock engaged) Questions: How long before I HAVE to replace the transfercase? Did I misunderstand the issue with the early Xfer cases? I thought it was the shaft between the transmission and transfer case that developed the slack. Is it normal to have some wobble in the rear pinion shaft - and will replacing the flange and torquing the nut down sort this out? __________________ Black '02 Discover SII, Auto. Black '87 Suzuki Samurai, rock crawler : Black '94 Discovery SI V8i, 5 spd (Currently DOA) --## If you have enough time to do something over again, you had enough time to do it right the first time. ##--

07-22-2005, 05:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Black Magic Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 63 Gallery: 0	No- not a double carden unfortunately. By twin U-joint I meant with one u-joint on each end instead of 1 u-joint and a rotoflex __________________ Black '02 Discover SII, Auto. Black '87 Suzuki Samurai, rock crawler : Black '94 Discovery SI V8i, 5 spd (Currently DOA) --## If you have enough time to do something over again, you had enough time to do it right the first time. ##--

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