great surf broke already

[stevehulluk]

right hand side half shaft broke on the hilux, according to the man from the aa who came to get me home

[da SLUG man]

right hand side half shaft broke on the hilux, according to the man from the aa who came to get me home

that's what they said when my sisters cambelt went!... how did he diagnose it?

[stevehulluk]

he told me to put the clutch down etc in gear, it wasn't grating or anything & no movement forward. so he told me to put it in 4wd & the surf moved, so had to drive it back home in 4wd

[stevehulluk]

the aa guy said it had happened to him before on his landrover any plans as to costs? gutted

[Vagrant No2]

Should not be to costly as someone on here may have the parts for you . I think there are a couple of Surfs being broken by members at the moment . Place an ad in the Wanted section .

[da SLUG man]

hahaha!!... who's landrover hasn't broken a halfshaft!!

easy to get out and check, but you gotta strip it and replace bearings, oil seals etc... try and get one complete... piece of **** then, just take old out, put new in.

[stevehulluk]

is the half shaft only available from toyota dealerships?

[da SLUG man]

is the half shaft only available from toyota dealerships?

try roughtrax...
probably not listed, but worth a call

[jedi]

right hand side half shaft broke on the hilux, according to the man from the aa who came to get me home

gutted somethings gone wrong mate check the reciept i gave you the half shaft was changed earlier this year and covered by a 12 month toyota guarantee any toyota dealer will sort it

[TonyN]

Blimey, I've broken plenty of parts on my truck but never a rear shaft, and thats going silly with a 220hp V8 under the bonnet!!

What were you doing???

[stevehulluk]

gutted somethings gone wrong mate check the reciept i gave you the half shaft was changed earlier this year and covered by a 12 month toyota guarantee any toyota dealer will sort it

its not the same half shaft, its drivers side as you well know texed you regarding this

[openback]

you still driving the truck around? i was under the impression that the rear axel was of the "semi floating" design (axel shaft take vehicle weight as well as providing power) and that depending on where abouts the shaft breaks the wheel and brake drum can work their way outboard, ie fall off!
i stand to be corrected if this isn't the case, just my understanding of the design.

[TonyN]

you still driving the truck around? i was under the impression that the rear axel was of the "semi floating" design (axel shaft take vehicle weight as well as providing power) and that depending on where abouts the shaft breaks the wheel and brake drum can work their way outboard, ie fall off!
i stand to be corrected if this isn't the case, just my understanding of the design.

Theres an interferance fit coller that holds the bearing on the shaft, which takes some getting off normally, but if could come off with large cornering loads I suppose

But, if one shaft is broken, you won't be going anywhere as the diff will drive the side least resistance, ie, the broken side.

Which is why the AA guy told him to put it 4wd, to get some traction at the front.

[TonyN]

you still driving the truck around? i was under the impression that the rear axel was of the "semi floating" design (axel shaft take vehicle weight as well as providing power) and that depending on where abouts the shaft breaks the wheel and brake drum can work their way outboard, ie fall off!
i stand to be corrected if this isn't the case, just my understanding of the design.

Theres an interferance fit coller that holds the bearing on the shaft, which takes some getting off normally, but if could come off with large cornering loads I suppose

But, if one shaft is broken, you won't be going anywhere as the diff will drive the side least resistance, ie, the broken side.

Which is why the AA guy told him to put it 4wd, to get some traction at the front.

I'd still like to know how it's broken, that is the strongest part of the drivetrain, people run SB Chevys through that rear end with no problems!!!

[stevehulluk]

its the rear diff & half shaft thats broke, had it confirmed yesterday