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UJ or Bearing

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Sharpshooter:
The best way to tell if a prop is worn, is to look at where the uj fits into the prop. There are circlips, and if you can see that the cups have been spinning them this is a 9/10 way to tell. Another way is to get under the landy, grab hold of the prop with both hands, and give it a good push and pull. If it moves much more than 1/8 of an inch in any direction, change it. The new ones have a grease nipple on them, if you keep them well lubed they should last quite a while.  I used to change loads of props in my old job, and the main cause was lack of lubrication. They should be greased at least once every two weeks.

muddyweb:
Adding a suspension lift will increase the UJ angle at the transmission end of the propshaft, this will cause propshaft rumble, and increased wear.

Adding caster-correction will *not* improve this situation.  In fact, but returning the caster to it's normal location, you will actually increase the running angle of the axle end of the propshaft.

These increased angles will cause rumble, and premature wear in both the UJ's and in the splines of the shaft itself.

I don't know how much the Scorpion shafts are, but I get my propshafts made up by Dunning & Fairbank : www.propshafts.co.uk

They will do a Land Rover length propshaft with wide angle flanges and a long-slip yoke for less than a genuine LR shaft.  (And they are better quality)

Kenny:
Visited the garage today (I really must learn how to do this stuff myself) and the steering UJ was knackered, replaced, rear UJ knackered, replaced, wing mirror fell out, forgot to replace, lamp lens, replaced and it's still covered in mu. Didn't even wash it.

Damian

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