Broken half shaft

[MuddyMachine]

There is a bloke down the road from me selling his disco £500 ish.

But I know he has broke a front half shaft, he has removed it and is driving around in diff lock.

I know this can be a temp measure, but he is using it daily. How much damage is he causing to the rest of the truck? Ie rear diff, gearbox ect.

What's the top speed you can do in hi range with diff locked?

Many thanks

[clbarclay]

By doing so you are potentially increasing the load on to thwe rear axle. If driven lightly loaded and steadily them the stresses should not exceed those throught th transmission that you would expect from either extreeme off road driving or towing heavy loads with a heavy right foot.

[Wanderer]

It does cause the steering to be a bit iffy as the wheels aren't being driven and the vehicle is set up for the front wheels being driven.
Yes it does make a difference. The toe in/out is different for driven wheels.
Other than that the centre diff is mechanically locked should be a problem other than the strain being put onto one set of wheels.

Ed