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Series 3 Brad:
Hi im new to this land rover stuff and was wondering if anyone can help me. My car is a 1972 Series 3 short wheelbase

The other day i pulled off from my friends house and i heard this huge clunk and now the rear wheels wont work at all, im running it on the front wheels at the moment. I was just wondering if it may be the gears within the rear diff that have gone or both of the half shafts have broken.

Thank you
Brad

stevethedent:
Hello Brad,
The source of your problem does (from what you have described) point to a broken half shaft. You only have to break one halfshaft to stop the drive to both wheels. It is quite a simple task to check these by sliding the shafts out for inspection (the fronts are a bit more complex) If it is the shaft, count the splines on both ends before looking for a replacement as there are two types. If you drop the clutch a bit on the harsh side in first gear on tarmac this does tend to happen. Don't drive around in 4 wheel drive you could be causing more damage.
Hope this helps,  :-k

Series 3 Brad:
Thanks for that :) I will check them later on today and see if I can get a replacement.

Cheers again Steve =)

From Brad

Lucy1978:
It seems it's usually the long one that breaks and just to make life difficult they always seem to break at the diff end too, so chances are you'll need to pull both shafts and drop the diff to get the bits out.  It's all fun and games, but not a difficult job.

graham:
I've just replaced the long one on my lightweight, I did try a telescopic magnet to try to get the broken bit out of the diff, but it was well stuck.
Pulled the other half shaft clear and dropped the diff, the broken bit had shattered into pieces and wedged.
Fitted a second hand half shaft today and all seems well.

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