sine mora
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I've spent a bit of this morning reading all the horror stories about drive shafts failing and taking transmissions, catalytic converters, etc. with them. Such a failure would likely cost me close to what I paid for my 2000 Disco II..... So I'm starting to worry about this...
I've had my Disco for just about a year now. It's sitting at about 140,000 miles and is my daily driver when it's too cold to ride my motorcycle. I'm no mechanic by any means, but I'm also living on a fairly snug budget which means I am willing to work on the ol' girl myself when I can.
Searching the MANY threads about this problem here and at another LR forum leads me to a few questions.....
When I look at my front shaft, I see one grease zerk on the u-joint on the front end of the shaft, but have yet to find any on the rear end of the front shaft. This is bad, right?
While I'm under there, I'm thinking, "I should probably be looking at the rear shaft as well..." but truthfully I don't know what the hell I'm looking for.
SOOOO let's just assume that I have the original equipment and that the previous owner did not have her lubed as needed. Should I be looking to do more than replace the u-joints & shaft on the front? Should I be worried about the rear (The disco's rear, I mean...)?
I've read that these are the parts I need to take care of the front: (Thanks to Antichrist... never thought I'd be typing that....)
"To rebuild the front propshaft on a a DII you need:
3 u-joints
1 centering kit.
PN's are:
u-joint - Neapco 1-0005 or Precision 344
Centering kit - Neapco 7-0081NG or Precision 617"
Once I know exactly what I need, and am sure that I can accomplish such a task, I'd like to spend a day with the camera taking "step by step" photos (to include photos of what to look for in the first place) in an attempt to make things easier for the next fella who falls in love with a LR before considering the cost of parts.
In the end, this all means I need to know:
If I should be checking anything else before I start parts shopping?
If there are any other/better/etc. parts I will need?
If such a "disco drive shafts for dummies" guide has already been made?
If not, is anybody willing (I understand the knowledge I seek likely cost somebody else time and money and it's rude to just assume they'll give it out freely) to point me in the right direction as far as step by step instructions go?
If this has already been done, then I apologize for wasting time...
I've had my Disco for just about a year now. It's sitting at about 140,000 miles and is my daily driver when it's too cold to ride my motorcycle. I'm no mechanic by any means, but I'm also living on a fairly snug budget which means I am willing to work on the ol' girl myself when I can.
Searching the MANY threads about this problem here and at another LR forum leads me to a few questions.....
When I look at my front shaft, I see one grease zerk on the u-joint on the front end of the shaft, but have yet to find any on the rear end of the front shaft. This is bad, right?
While I'm under there, I'm thinking, "I should probably be looking at the rear shaft as well..." but truthfully I don't know what the hell I'm looking for.
SOOOO let's just assume that I have the original equipment and that the previous owner did not have her lubed as needed. Should I be looking to do more than replace the u-joints & shaft on the front? Should I be worried about the rear (The disco's rear, I mean...)?
I've read that these are the parts I need to take care of the front: (Thanks to Antichrist... never thought I'd be typing that....)
"To rebuild the front propshaft on a a DII you need:
3 u-joints
1 centering kit.
PN's are:
u-joint - Neapco 1-0005 or Precision 344
Centering kit - Neapco 7-0081NG or Precision 617"
Once I know exactly what I need, and am sure that I can accomplish such a task, I'd like to spend a day with the camera taking "step by step" photos (to include photos of what to look for in the first place) in an attempt to make things easier for the next fella who falls in love with a LR before considering the cost of parts.
In the end, this all means I need to know:
If I should be checking anything else before I start parts shopping?
If there are any other/better/etc. parts I will need?
If such a "disco drive shafts for dummies" guide has already been made?
If not, is anybody willing (I understand the knowledge I seek likely cost somebody else time and money and it's rude to just assume they'll give it out freely) to point me in the right direction as far as step by step instructions go?
If this has already been done, then I apologize for wasting time...