Front Propshaft

[Exmoor Beast]

My front prop has a knackered UJ so rather than just replace it I was thinking about changing the propshaft. Does any old Disco 2 fit a 110? or am I after something specific?

Will

[PaulMc]

My front prop has a knackered UJ so rather than just replace it I was thinking about changing the propshaft. Does any old Disco 2 fit a 110? or am I after something specific?

Will

My mate has just fitted a Discovery II double-cardan front propshaft to his 2" lifted RRC. The double-cardan end (at the transfer 'box) has a bigger diameter flange than the normal LR flange, so he had to fit a new Discovery II front output flange to his transfer 'box, which cost him about £75 from a main dealer.

He's got a BW viscous transfer 'box on his RRC and the new flange was a straight swap, it should also be a straight swap on an LT230.

To ensure that the sliding joint remained somewhere in the middle of it's travel, he also fitted a Wizardbilt 15mm propshaft spacer at the axle end flange -

Paul.

[Exmoor Beast]

Top answer.

Go to the head of the class that man

Will

[miketomcat]

the flange also fits straight into lt230 front and rear (mines in the rear with a modded drum)

mike

[BogMonster]

A 300Tdi one and a Td5 Disco one are the same, we regularly fit 110 ones to the Discoverys when (not if, when) the wizzy bit falls off, because most customers baulk at £450 for a new "proper" propshaft... no sign of vibrations on any I have driven.

[Exmoor Beast]

Now I am confused again. maybe I should just whip the front prop of a mates TD5 Disco and try it...

Will

[white90]

won't fit without the transfer box flange and the spacer otherwise the slider will be to far extended

see tech archive:

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=77

[BogMonster]

Yeah sorry, forgot to mention they change the flange as well.

[Exmoor Beast]

Nice one Tony, for some reason I hadn't seen the second link when I did a quick search (being lazy I expect). Looks like a minor fiasco involved then.

thanks all [big thumbs up]

Will

[miketomcat]

for ref the disco 2 front prop is 5mm longer than a 200tdi disco front prop when both are fully closed

mike

[ajh]

Do the D2 shafts use the same U-joints? Wondering if I can pick one up and rebuild it using the flange from the old 110 front shaft instead of an adapter, just a 40mm lift and an expedition vehicle so not so flexy so not too worried about the spline length.

[Aragorn]

As far as i know 200tdi disco and 300tdi defender front props are the same... I had a 300tdi def prop on my disco v8 without any problems...

So if the 200tdi disco and td5 disco props are the same length as miketomcat says, why is a spacer needed?

I read a post recently about someone rebuilding the d2 prop, complete with greasable UJ's and a new centre bearing. Was it on here?

[bobtail4x4]

If you are going to use a spacer, and need to swap the flange, why not make an adaptor?

sales opportunity for someone??

[miketomcat]

i don't think you need the spacer unless your running over a two inch lift. yes you can rebuild them with greasable UJ's it's very fiddley though i had to cut the old one out and you can't change the large flange as it all part of the double carden.

mike

[ajh]

OK, sounds like a good solution for me then. Thanks.