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how do you change the UJ's on a front prop

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BrumLee:

--- Quote from: "clbarclay" ---pain in the ***.

Or to put it another way, make sure you put the circlips back on with the smaller hole facing out.
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Didn't have to as the new UJ had a different circlip (arrowed) that only needs long-nose pliers  8)


--- Quote from: "chris9119" ---getting ready for the weekend our Lee  :!:  
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Chris  :wink: I have a bag of goodies just in case we have to have a busman's holiday  :wink:  :lol: . Now I've sorted the noise out I'll email ChrisW for the routes and will be there Saturday morning till Sunday evening  8)

clbarclay:
They may well of changed, i'm still stuck in the 80's as far as Land Rover technology is concerned. I assumed when you said circlip in your first post you ment the intenal version of the one you circuled.

BrumLee:
The standard ones I took out are the version with the cross (but internal as you correctly pointed out) and the pain to remove (needing three hands and a screwdriver  :wink:  ) I can never understand why they're made so you can't close them enough to remove  :roll:

The circled type are possibly cheaper to produce and a damned sight easier to install/remove. Land Rover may still have millions of the standard type left to use up and I still have twelve of them on my Disco :lol:  I have fitted the new type on some commercial vehicles  8)

Muddyblue:
nice photo's Lee , reminds me of the one's that came out mine ! , I'm still finding old needle bearings on the shed floor ! .
Most useful tool is a proper propshaft nut spanner (try saying that after a couple of shandy's ) from Difflock , saves fiddling around with a couple of open enders .

BrumLee:
Hi Steve,

Hope you and Sue are well  8)

Getting the prop off a 200tdi isn't too bad, and no rubber coupling. There was a guy in Craddocks' who's rubber coupling had split and asked for a quote. When told it was over £40 said "for a bit of rubber, I wish it was only £4 odd like those". The parts guy told him to throw the rubber one away ad fit a 200tdi prop and flange  :wink: He went off to call a breakers he knew  :)

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