Aaahh!! Help!!

[budweiser]

What sort of front diff? You'll need your axle code/gear ratio.

is this? G144, i attach a pic of it of the plate i took the number. thanks.

[stormforce]

YOU DID WHAT??
sorry i couldn't resist that one (dirty mind here,being too long with my brother in law) doe you made me a nice start of the day.thank you.
im going for a hunt of a second hand diff, (it doesn't look too difficult to change)
if it doesn't make any difference i go for the bronze bushes like bigbobe said.
by the way ANYONE WITH A FRONT DIFF??

Give (lee) supersurf a shout as he will sort you out with a decent diff and decent price

[Rustinho]

is this? G144, i attach a pic of it of the plate i took the number. thanks.

Yep. G144 - same as mine.

Front diff is 7.5", gear ratio 4.875:1, open diff.

Rear is 8".

[Sancho]

Don't think it'll be the diff. That should be disengaged? Could you describe the noise? Is it constant or only at certain times?

[budweiser]

Don't think it'll be the diff. That should be disengaged? Could you describe the noise? Is it constant or only at certain times?

constant noise, you will hear more when 50,or 60m/h and feel it under your feet.
when connect 4wd it doesn't do it strait away, you feel the rear connect but not the front till a while, and when is time to disconnect 4wd i need to stop, start, reverse, then is off,
today, started it from cold reversed and heard a clack, and again this afternoon.

[budweiser]

Yep. G144 - same as mine.

Front diff is 7.5", gear ratio 4.875:1, open diff.

Rear is 8".

sorry i didn't get back to you, had an emergency and dashed off.
my skype is jcandomalley if you want to get me.

[Sancho]

constant noise, you will hear more when 50,or 60m/h and feel it under your feet.
when connect 4wd it doesn't do it strait away, you feel the rear connect but not the front till a while, and when is time to disconnect 4wd i need to stop, start, reverse, then is off,
today, started it from cold reversed and heard a clack, and again this afternoon.

When and why are you switching to 4wd?

[budweiser]

When and why are you switching to 4wd?

when im in soft ground and not traction (or not enough traction) to keep on going, so i engage 4wd.

[Sancho]

when im in soft ground and not traction (or not enough traction) to keep on going, so i engage 4wd.

If it happens with the 4wd on and off, it's not going to be the front diff. Have you checked obvious things like the prop shafts? What happens if you jack it up and turn the front wheels (in 2wd, obviously)?

[BioHazard]

Has the propshaft been off ....... the curse of the mudsurfer

[budweiser]

If it happens with the 4wd on and off, it's not going to be the front diff. Have you checked obvious things like the prop shafts? What happens if you jack it up and turn the front wheels (in 2wd, obviously)?

can't check now its raining heavy out there.

[budweiser]

Has the propshaft been off ....... the curse of the mudsurfer

?? you mean....

[BioHazard]

?? you mean....

Basically mudsurfer had a guy work on his surf ... the prop shaft had been taken off and reassembled in line so the uj's were not working correctly

[budweiser]

Basically mudsurfer had a guy work on his surf ... the prop shaft had been taken off and reassembled in line so the uj's were not working correctly

i replaced them quite same time ago them universal joints 6month ish ago

[budweiser]

When and why are you switching to 4wd?

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