Lots of play in the rear prop which axle is it

[wack61]

I have a noticible clunk when pulling away, having looked at it on the ramp you can turn the rear prop about 1/4 of a turn before anything happens so i'm told the diff is goosed, it's a 1994 110 high capacity chassis no SALLD.

There are numbers on the casing CO8HA-004-027

anybody know which axle it's likely to be so I can look for another, there's a couple on ebay but they're from a discovery and though they state 24 spline and they'll fit a defender i've looked at a 1995 defender axle and it's different.

My apologies if this is a really daft question but i'm new to all this

[western]

1/4 turn is about normal, mine has a lot more milieage on it & has around the same amount of play.

it's a Salisbury 8HA axle with disc brakes.

do not fit a RRC or Discovery rear axle, it's not rated for a 110 hence why LR fitted the Salisbury unit.

[wack61]

Thanks for that, if that amount of play is normal i'll have to get the mechanic to have another look at it, we checked the A frame bushes and they look to have been replaced fairly recently, the UJs look OK as well

[JimAttrill]

I agree with western on the amount of play. Mine has always had that amount of play from new. The Salisbury is a terrible thing to adjust so I have always put up with it. The play encourages smooth gear changes as otherwise the whole thing goes into a terrible kangarooing act, especially downhill. The only thing to do is to change up.

[wack61]

So it might be OK just a learning curve I have to master.