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Liam L:
Hi all, I am about to replace the complete front axle on my disco for a 2nd hand replacement as mine has a broken radius arm mounting, which is doing wonders for the handling I can tell you...Is there anything to be aware of, or any special order of doing things.  I haven't had any Land Rovers before although I am fairly handy with the spanners but would appreciate any advice  :D
I have stripped most of the easily removable stuff from the new one (calipers, steering arms, etc) but should I remove the hubs and discs as well, I figured it would get a bit messy doing that, although it looks like at least one swivel will need replacing??

I have no haynes manual so will be 'winging it' so to speak, may well be on here for more advice half way through the job...  :)

Also meant to ask also is there any difference between RR and disco axles, in terms of gear ratios?

Niel:
http://www.rangie.com/articles_topic.php?cat=16&subCat=99

gives some idea, pull everything off and just swap the casing???

Lostboy:
I found out this when doing mine; put the panhard rod back on before the springs, makes it a lot easier when trying to line it all up!

chuggaman:

--- Quote from: "Liam L" ---Hi all, I am about to replace the complete front axle on my disco for a 2nd hand replacement as mine has a broken radius arm mounting, which is doing wonders for the handling I can tell you...Is there anything to be aware of, or any special order of doing things.  I haven't had any Land Rovers before although I am fairly handy with the spanners but would appreciate any advice  :D
I have stripped most of the easily removable stuff from the new one (calipers, steering arms, etc) but should I remove the hubs and discs as well, I figured it would get a bit messy doing that, although it looks like at least one swivel will need replacing??

I have no haynes manual so will be 'winging it' so to speak, may well be on here for more advice half way through the job...  :)

Also meant to ask also is there any difference between RR and disco axles, in terms of gear ratios?
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get a tis

will help a lot
 :wink:

Range Rover Blues:
Given how heavy all the parts are I'd suggest stripping the axle on the car down first then replacing the centre section before building it back up.  You'll also need a b****y good pair of axle stands to reach up to the chassis.  The RRC and Disco1 axles are the same thing but some later cars had anti-roll bars which you may want to look for.

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