Pollywog Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Hello, I'm in the middle of trying to change the left hand rear driveshaft on a Freelander 2. The manual says to prise the shaft out of the final drive unit with a bar between the case and the driveshaft joint but the case covers the joint on the left hand side so this is not possible. I know there is a tool 205-928 that looks like a clamp that you can prise against but I don't have one and our attempts to make one have not been strong enough for the job so I have cut a series of slots into the driveshaft joint to get the pry bar in but it just isn't budging. Am I missing something? What's holding the end of the shaft in to the final drive unit? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 All that's stopping the shaft from coming out is a thin ring which expands slightly when the shaft is fitted to prevent it coming back out and leaking diff oil. Sometimes the shaft easily pops out, and sometimes it's a right swine. The best way of removing them is a sharp tug or if possible, a sharp bang on a pry bar or similar. Push the shaft against the diff, and tug quickly outwards and it should come out. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollywog Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Thanks Les we'd tried that but it wasn't budging. We drilled through, bolted on some chain and pulled it out with a scissor jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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