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muddyjames:
I am a very very very much a starter when it comes to diy. I can take things appart but have a jam jar in the boot for left over bolts  :shock:  :lol:  And Im not joking!

My handbrake used to work but I went off roading and it grounded out on a rock and since then I have a tiny bit of hand break on the last click. As you say. I tend not to use itnow. On my other car the hanbreak sticks and heats the pads / disks up nicely and stinks. dont use hand break on that either :lol:

tis all a mystery to me!

muddyjames:
Well I took rear prop off today and rove it and it still vibrated. then jacked up each front wheel and it vibrated. On 1 wheel it even vibrated it self off the jack!  :shock:  :oops:  oops!

The vibrating is so bad my neighbour outside the disco by the door could see the vibrating inside of the passenger seat, inside mirror etc.

So I am guessing it has something to do with T box output for front prop or front axle?

Lee_D:
Right then... rear prop back on and repeat test making sure diff lock is eng first.

Not a loose wheel on the left hand front?

BTDTGTTS

Lee

muddyjames:
rear prop is back on and tested both the front wheels in the air in drive. I was going to take front prop off but looked too fiddly and ran out oomph. i wanted to something that i got a result out of so mended the HUGe rust hole in my rover boot!!

muddyjames:
Well I have spent nearly 5 hours getting the front prop off. What a nightmare to do. All the nuts are in places only a quadroople jointed person can get too and I now weigh less due to alot les skin on my hands!!! :lol:

Once I had undone all the nuts, would the prop come off? By eck would it not. It wouldnt contract up to get it off the nuts the gear box end. After trying to prize it off with wedging screwdrivers in and only succeeding in moving the gearbox but not the prop I rang a few guys in the know and hey presto off it popped. I had to jack the chassis up to extend the length of the prop. Cunning plan and I wish I had phoned around alot earlier!!

The reason for all the vibrating as you may have guessed is the front prop wont extend. It has well and truly rusted solid. I have gone for a quick test drive and all the vibrating has gone :-)

Next thing is to get another prop!!! and spend another 5 hours putting it back on!!

Oh and another nut as one went for a flying lesson and I cant find it!

Next thing after that is to buy new insurance at nearly £400 3rd party F+T  :shock:  :cry:

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