Front Prop shaft & Transfer box.. Big bang theory!
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:15 pm
Well having significantly tempting fate in another thread...
Greeted with very loud bang under car when pulling away from traffic lights and lost all drive..
Nice grating whirry noise and no go!
Car evenetually recovered under cover and strip down has shown that the splines on the front prop shaft and those in the socket on the transfer box have had a serious disagreement and decided to go their separate ways!!
To say the least i was not overly happy but then remembered i have a spare shaft and transfer box at home..
Only to find the transfer box is a completely different design than mine and therefore will not fit.. >:(
Many thanks BMW Design department...!!!
Will need to talk to a machining mate of mine to modify the spare output shaft to hopefully get it to fit!!
(unless anyone has a spare they want shot of??)
PITA.. It just passed MOT, but luckily hadn't renewed Tax yet, so will be SORNing it again!!
:'( :'(
on the plus side at least it did it then and not the following day when i would have been towing a horse in a trailer.. That would have been interesting with Green Flag!!!
Greeted with very loud bang under car when pulling away from traffic lights and lost all drive..
Nice grating whirry noise and no go!
Car evenetually recovered under cover and strip down has shown that the splines on the front prop shaft and those in the socket on the transfer box have had a serious disagreement and decided to go their separate ways!!
To say the least i was not overly happy but then remembered i have a spare shaft and transfer box at home..
Only to find the transfer box is a completely different design than mine and therefore will not fit.. >:(
Many thanks BMW Design department...!!!
Will need to talk to a machining mate of mine to modify the spare output shaft to hopefully get it to fit!!
(unless anyone has a spare they want shot of??)
PITA.. It just passed MOT, but luckily hadn't renewed Tax yet, so will be SORNing it again!!
:'( :'(
on the plus side at least it did it then and not the following day when i would have been towing a horse in a trailer.. That would have been interesting with Green Flag!!!