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have i blown a diff ???

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stretchy:
also if you fined a SAFE way to stop the spining front wheel the drive should be diverted to the other side thus ruleing out a fubard diff or half shafts

chris_harvey:
i am gonna check again when go into work but i seem to think ther is way to much play in the front prop tbh ! from what i felt and listend to i cant really hear much from the CV joints when was spinning the wheels . the noise it made immediately made me think a CV has gone as i had 1 go on a Clio i once had and i made the same noise just allot louder.

a little other question is their a certain type of grease to use if i want to grease the Cv's ? and do i need to oil the uj's on the props also ??

Range Rover Blues:
If it's a D1 then the CV are running in oil, or one shot grease.  I use a Lucas hub oil because it's better than one-shot.

Propshafts should be "normal" grease or a decent water proof grease for automotive applications.  I use another Lucas oils product sometimes.

wheels244:
My money is on a wheel bearing.

I had a similar experince whilst towing my bike to trackday at Donnington.
Metalic grinding noise, went away for 10 miles came back with a vengence on the M1 - I had to be recovered.
Did you feel the wheel to see it was warm ?
When I stripped it down, the bearing ( what was left of it ) was dry as a bone and inner race welded to stub axle - I got it off though  :dance:

chris_harvey:
had to take the missus back to her house just now only 5 miles round trip . car didn't make a noise until right near my house got a rumble when slowing to i took it for about another mile and kept slowing down gradually to a stop and it was happening . i got out the car felt my side wheel hub cover it was cold felt the passanger side and it was warm , not boiling or even hot but was deffo warmer than my side

i am swaying to thinking it could be a bearing ??? i am also gona change the front prop shaft As thers loads play init can rotate it back and forth about a 1/4

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