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Wide angle propshafts
Tommo:
Does the TD5 DC prop have a wide enough joint on the axle end to cope with a lifted setup with castor corrected radius arms?
Disco-Ron:
The land rover td5 prop that i fitted to mine, does not have grease nipples on the cardon joint end... but does on the axle end...... not sure if the joints are replaceable even, i hope they are... they are fitted with circlips, so if that means anything.....................
And, as for the axle end having a wide yoke, the angle that the axle end works at very rarely changes.... as when the axle drops, so does the prop, so the angle from prop to axle stays pretty much constant..... well, thats how i see it!
Range Rover Blues:
In standard setup the gearbox UJ and axle UJ run through about 3 degrees each, though unli at the gearboxke the back where the gearbox and diff pinion are roughly parallel the drive angle turns downward at both UJs.
Anyhoo, lifting by 2" causes 3 dergees of castor and 3 extra degrees at the gearbox.
Fitting castor correction straightens the axle Uj up (did mine anyway) and adds another degree or so to the gearbox, this is what causes such a problem.
Anyway, the cardan joint will run smoothly at almost twice the angle of a standard UJ.
extreme90:
im not a big fan of the std double carden prop, seen and replaced oodles of broken/smashed ones :-k
V8MoneyPit:
Well, I've measured up for the new one. I'm amazed how little the length changes from full bump to full rebound.... only about 20mm. Just goes to show Land Rover did actually know how to design suspension. :lol:
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