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colintandy:
what is the name of the front prop required to solve the binding and vibration problem is it double cardon and are they expensive is that the best way to go regards colin

Tigger:
Depends what is causing the vibrations.

Don't go throwing a couple of hundred quid at it until you are sure that is the problem.

What are the symptoms, what is your current set up ?

colintandy:
:D hi tim it cos the angle is way out after correcting the radius arms got a 2 inch lift ect... after curing the arms the prop started to vibrate and i belive this is causing  :cry: exceesive wear on the gear box ive started to get a  :oops: slap when changing up/down/reverse is an auto box not happy about that so i think that double cardon is the best way to go after reading many threads on here and devon4x4fourum but not 100% sure but dont want to end up paying out for a recon box ive taken my truck of road for now till i cure problem just to be safe :cry:  :cry:  :cry:

Budgie:
It's the top end U/J on the propshaft Colin. Now you've corrected the radius arms it has straightened the diff U/J and caused the transfer box one to increase it's angle.
This is causing the top one to "pulse" on it's own. Normally, with both U/js at a slight angle, they will cancel out the pulsing of the other but because only one of yours is at an angle now then yor getting the vibration.

The only real cure is to either put the original radius arms back on or get a double carden propshaft & transfer box flange.
They ain't cheap but do the job!  :wink:

I got mine from Devon 4x4 but you can also get them from Scorpion Racing, in which case theirs dont need the TD5 flange for the transfer box but are not a standard LR part.

colintandy:
:D yeah thanks budgie i was looking at some of the old threads from last year that you posted and it seems that th general best cure is as you say put the old radiuse arms back on or go for the double cardon which i have just done from scorpion not cheap though as you say gulp....but hey it will do the job alot better than a wider yoke  as i know some guys have tried ..just hope hasent done to much damage to the gear box she starting to slap a little when changing up/down/and reverse....can see another job on its way  :cry:

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