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conora

Member Since: 19 Jan 2018
Location: hertfordshire
Posts: 25

Loss of drive... Output shaft gone (i think)

Hi Guys,

looking for some help if possible please...

i have a 2014 2.2 puma which is on 60k miles.

When driving home from work today i noticed the gear box made a clucking noice a couple of seconds after changing chear every once in a while. Then literally when i pulled into my road i lost all drive. i could put it into gear but when i tried to pull away it just sounded like a load of nails spinning round pretty much and nothing happened. Luckily as i was on my road, with some help i managed to push it home...

After doing some research on the forum it appears it could be the output shaft, does this sound correct? If so does anyone know how much this will roughly cost to replace?

I will call a few Defender specilists on Monday but just wanted to prepare myself.

Not brilliant timing as we're moving in a couple of weeks but one of those things aha!

Sorry im a bit of a novice and not technical when i comes to cars!

Any help would be much a appreciated.

thanks!

5th Feb 2021 7:32pm

Nevillerover

Member Since: 14 Feb 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 224

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Sumatra Black

Presumably you have checked the transfer box is properly engaged?

5th Feb 2021 7:38pm

conora

Member Since: 19 Jan 2018
Location: hertfordshire
Posts: 25

yeah i check the transfer box, put it into high and low but nothing changed.

5th Feb 2021 7:50pm

conora

Member Since: 19 Jan 2018
Location: hertfordshire
Posts: 25

yeah i check the transfer box, put it into high and low but nothing changed.

5th Feb 2021 7:50pm

ickle

Member Since: 22 Jul 2010
Location: South Vendee
Posts: 1818

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Alpine White

And diff lock to rule out a diff/drive shaft / flange?

Keith

5th Feb 2021 8:08pm

landy andy

Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5804

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver

Where in Hertfordshire are you?

5th Feb 2021 8:37pm

LR90XS2011

Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
Posts: 3652

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

shouldnt cost too much, but upgrade to Ashcroft or LOF if you are keeping it DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy

5th Feb 2021 8:37pm

conora

Member Since: 19 Jan 2018
Location: hertfordshire
Posts: 25

based in Bushey mate!

5th Feb 2021 8:57pm

Pickles

Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3787

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green

Yes, definitely output shaft. Happened to us several years ago.
Was driving along, then heard a sort of click/clunk, then shortly after lost all drive.
Only issue you won't have is that it happened in Aussie in 35C+ heat, & it took around 4 hours with us sitting on the side of the road, very hot, waiting for a tilt tray!
Pickles.

5th Feb 2021 9:35pm

Scoobeenut

Member Since: 04 Mar 2015
Location: West London
Posts: 310

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Santorini Black

Certainly sounds like an output shaft failure as this is what happened to mine but make sure the hi-lo lever hasn’t slipped into neutral 1st.

5th Feb 2021 9:38pm

Devon-Rover

Member Since: 22 Jan 2015
Location: South Devon
Posts: 923

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Aintree Green

Well providing it isn't a drive flange (does it move in difflock?) then yes sounds like the output shaft.

Then if it is then LOF are the people to sort you out

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5th Feb 2021 9:40pm

Killer90
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Member Since: 09 Oct 2011
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 6478

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Fuji White

Defiantly sounds to be the output shaft mate

Id reccomend the Ashcroft upgraded shaft kit there awesome

We aren't to far from you just down the a10 from the M25 enfield turn off - do have recovery aswell if you don't have RAC or AA

Give me a shout ill try squeeze you in somewhere in the next week if I can in-between jobs

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5th Feb 2021 9:46pm

ChrisCSL

Member Since: 10 Aug 2019
Location: Berks
Posts: 186

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Sounds very familiar.
I’d also recommend an Ashcroft upgraded shaft kit as the way to go

6th Feb 2021 1:45pm

Joe the Plumber

Member Since: 18 Dec 2013
Location: Midlands
Posts: 921

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 HT Fuji White

Although so far I've been lucky with mine, I do wonder, if misalignment is the reason for these failures, whether the LOF one piece shaft is likely to move the premature failure to a bearing instead.

6th Feb 2021 2:15pm

jmw

Member Since: 03 Aug 2019
Location: Brighton
Posts: 4

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Zermatt Silver

Mine went at around 40k miles. Fixed under used car warranty but I think it was around 4 hours labour. The Ashcroft part is around £350, think OEM was about £150. Whoever does it make sure they have experience as an O ring seal on mine leaked afterwards. That was another 4 hours to fix. I think the problem was thought to occur due to it being a dry coupling, hence the Ashcroft solution?

Ask to keep the parts that come off - the transfer shaft makes a good doorstop and the coupling a tea light holder! On mine you could clearly see where the teeth had worn/shredded.

Good luck.

6th Feb 2021 3:12pm

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