I used to have a couple of old land rovers & the rear axles broke once in a while but it wasnt a big thing cause you could slip them out through the wheel hub & use 2WD to limp home (wouldnt work in a syncro) . At first I thought it was another legendary english design problem but upon reflection I realized it was an inexpensive weak link in my drive train & fixable in the field (I tried welding a few ... didnt last ). Bottom line it saved my tranny when working in low gear ratios . You may ask yourself what you prefer to save .. A syncro axle or a tranny . On the positive side . .. The land rover axles are encased & protected . The syncro axles are not and I can easily see a shaf getting bent in the field by dropping onto a rock so a heavy duty shaft could be of benefit . another $0.02 for the pot -- Mark J Lortie PhD Division of Nephrology & Hypertension UCSD School of Medicine La Jolla CA. 858-552-8585 x 7139 |
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