Failing Prop after 2 months use.

[Frax]

Bought a front double carden front prop from Craddock’s November last year, when it turned up I found out it was a ****part , no mention of this on the site.

Well fitted it (bad move) about a month later I started getting a strange noise which I spent a lot of time trying to find, wheels, bearings, suspension were all checked and found to be OK.

The Defender had done no more than 8 miles per day and most of that was on Tarmacadam.

The noise was getting worse – checked the prop and it was found to be tight but as it was supplied with no grease nipples I was unable to grease but what I did do was fill the joints with grease, smothered them in it and guess what the noise stopped for over a week.

Contacted Craddock’s who said if I sent it back they would sent it back to Britpart and it could take 28 days before I get it or a replacement back.

I use the Defender every day so cannot send it back and looks like I will have to replace the U/J’s while I wait and see if Craddock’s come up with a better idea.

Does anyone know if standard quality U/J’s will fit a ****part prop

[CwazyWabbit]

You could run your Defender in 2 wheel drive while the prop is sent back ..... probably not what you wanted to hear though. Also do you still have the old prop that the DC prop replaced?

[western]

don't do any work on the DC prop, leave that for Britpart to sort out, just refit the original if you still have it, or drop the difflock in.

why do you need a DC prop, is the truck lifted over 2 inches ?

[Frax]

I do have a 3" lift that is the reason I fitted it, Still have the old prop but the spline was badly worn and that only took 18 years.

I would also have to change the drive flange again - none of these jobs I would like to do - wish people would advertise who's parts they are selling.

Well peeved off as you can probably tell.

Will sleep on it but would rather just change the U/J's at least then I will know what I have, At the end of the day the best I can hope for is a replacement prop which may land up doing the same thing.

I will see if Craddock's come back and if I decide to send it back - providing if they find it faulty they send me another prop of far better quality if I cover the differences in cost which I do not think is unreasonable.

[dailysleaze]

I bought an allmakes prop recently and after 100 miles it was making a hell of a racket. I took the UJ off to find it was scored on every journal - seemingly from poor installation. Fitted a new UJ myself, sent the damaged one back and got a refund, albeit bugger all... It kept it on the road without having to wait.