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Frontera LWB Axle change
« on: July 28, 2009, 11:03:32 »
Hi, I have a 1996 P 2.2 Frontera with coil springs. One of the pinion bearings has gone in the rear diff, and rather than strip the axle and replace the bearing (a total of £149 from Vauxhall), I would replace the axle with a good one from a scrappers. Is this an easy enough job to do? I have a lot of mechanical experience, ie. aircraft and Land rovers!! If anyone has any tips, or how to guides, any help would be appreciated.

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Re: Frontera LWB Axle change
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2009, 13:48:26 »
Swap both the front and rear axle for a 3.2 mk2 trooper. Straight swap pretty much and you'll have the benfit of bullet proof axles and potentially an LSD in the back end (look for either a duty or the g80 option code).
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