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rallysteve

Member Since: 10 Feb 2014
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 2243

2002 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Keswick Green

New CV joint required, which brand?

After a small mis-calculationumber this afternoon I now need a new CV joint. There is no way I am paying ~£700 for genuine and I cannot afford ashcroft ones but paying 25quid for a blue box specialike doesn't really appeal either!
Does anyone have a suggestion for brands/sources for some? Have seen some QDRIVE onest but not sure about the quality.

Cheers
Steve

Here is the remains of the old one:

Click image to enlarge 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread

18th Sep 2016 6:58pm

agentmulder

Member Since: 16 Apr 2016
Location: Outer Space
Posts: 1324

FWIW, I had the same quandary - balked at the genuine price and the 'Britpart experience' at the other end. Went with bearmach on this one, which included the halfshafts already connected.

Units still waiting to be installed (spline wear at flange was the reason), but they appear solid, fine where they need to be and rough where it doesn't matter (maybe the posh LR stamped ones are the same anyway?

).

Of course, it doesn't mean much if they're just on the shelf, but by all accounts at the various outlets I rang to source them, they are closer to genuine than Britpart in terms of quality.

As an aside, the genuine cost doesn't directly correlate to a 1:1 proportional increased lifetime, so ignoring the issue of failure in a remote location causing $$ issues, Britpart actually makes more 'sense' - but that's a pretty sad approach, which I'll only reflect on (and never promote).

Bearmach splits the difference in terms of the standard spec.

As an aside to the aside, why aren't the flanges designed as a purposeful point of failure? Look at that the diameter of the shaft! The basic flange sits there waiting for potential reinstallation, while you're having to deal with a much more expensive CV joint (in all regards: material/mass, manufacturing tolerance, installation/access past stub axle). Maybe I missed something obvious? With a steel wheel, you could immediately see a flange failure, whip it off, then grab your spare from the seat box. Maybe even continue driving (?) Solved the bowel problem, working on the consonants...

18th Sep 2016 9:00pm

RED-DOT

Member Since: 29 Jun 2009
Location: stirling
Posts: 2363

I have a brand new in box genuine LR drive shaft complete with CV joint £150. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..

19th Sep 2016 9:41am

RED-DOT

Member Since: 29 Jun 2009
Location: stirling
Posts: 2363

It is 24 spline O/S with ABS but will fit non ABS i think.
£12 via courier. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..

19th Sep 2016 10:17am

MR_JAMES

Member Since: 10 Oct 2013
Location: ESSEX
Posts: 270

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Are they really £700?! 1953 80"
1987 mini city e
2011 90"

19th Sep 2016 8:10pm

rallysteve

Member Since: 10 Feb 2014
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 2243

Sadly so:
http://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/9168...t_defender 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread

19th Sep 2016 8:21pm

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