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broken prop shaft...having trouble with drive!
landyluke:
Hello
I'm driving a 110 and i'm having a wee bit of bother. I managed to snap the U.J. connecting my front propshaft to my transmission box (i went a bit OTT while going down a rough track!), i have removed the part and drove the vehicle home. My problem is that it will only drive when i have engaged my diff lock. Does this mean i have ruined my gear box? It drives fine when engaged but won't move in normal ratio gearbox. Any help would be appreciated!
ChrisW70:
This is normal, without centre difflock engaged the transfer box will put drive through the path of least resistance - as there is no prop connected to the front output this gets all the power, with centre difflock engaged the drive is locked 50/50 to front and rear outputs. It can be driven like this (obviously) but most people say not to drive for too long i.e. emergency use only.
Difflock can be used in high and low ratio.
landyluke:
Nice one, thanks. Thats good news!
bogie:
But still dont use it as a run about,fix it before using it!!!!
Saffy:
What exactly is the reason why you can not run like that for 'too long' ?
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