What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[Shaky]

So a well known and respected brand of cardan joints and prop shafts.

African fairy dust has caused that

 

[Jean Mercier]

Hm- wasn‘t there the same case just a fee weeks ago with somebody on vacation? With the same topic? Will try to find that note…..

There was one in February:

Front drive shaft broken

Hi all, so my front drive shaft came off today done nearly 14000 km. Wasn't doing anything outrageous, just happened to be taking off (slowly while towing) when there was a loud bang and then I couldn't drive forward or reverse without locking the centre diff. The front drive shaft has come...

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[NoAge Hunter]

There was one in February:

Front drive shaft broken

Hi all, so my front drive shaft came off today done nearly 14000 km. Wasn't doing anything outrageous, just happened to be taking off (slowly while towing) when there was a loud bang and then I couldn't drive forward or reverse without locking the centre diff. The front drive shaft has come...

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That was exactly what I had in mind…… thanks Jean

 

[Shaky]

There was one in February:

Front drive shaft broken

Hi all, so my front drive shaft came off today done nearly 14000 km. Wasn't doing anything outrageous, just happened to be taking off (slowly while towing) when there was a loud bang and then I couldn't drive forward or reverse without locking the centre diff. The front drive shaft has come...

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The thing from that thread that jumped off the page was the possibility of a seized transfer box. That would create a big bang as that snaps the prop shaft.

 

[Logsplitter]

I found that thread. It was a circlip issue i
think

 

[cdlucas]

Out in the Land Between the Lakes recreation area Western Kentucky area.

 

[Clark Kent]

I found that thread. It was a circlip issue I
think

Yes. Justin Hocevar spoke about that shaft at a subsequent owner's night. The circlip had come out which allowed the couplings to separate. It could have been reassembled but they swapped out the shaft instead to get the vehicle going again.

 

[pete54]

Another busy day at work!

 

[Tazzieman]

Yes. Justin Hocevar spoke about that shaft at a subsequent owner's night. The circlip had come out which allowed the couplings to separate. It could have been reassembled but they swapped out the shaft instead to get the vehicle going again.

" circlip had come out"
Anyone ask why or how?

 

[Clark Kent]

" circlip had come out"
Anyone ask why or how?

Not that I can recall, but it was presented as an assembly error.

 

[Tazzieman]

Not that I can recall, but it was presented as an assembly error.

I guess we have to wait and see if ours was a Monday morning or Friday afternoon vehicle!!
And having just dropped underneath for a look , the protection plate I've installed wouldn't prevent a flailing shaft from cracking the side base of the trans sump, though it is pretty thick at that point..

 

[TheDocAUS]

OUTBACK SHAKE DOWN CHANGES – ROUND 2
ABNTR4X4 Rock sliders refined
A metallic noise/rattle/squeak developed about one week after the installation of the rock sliders. Luckily before I went on my Outback trip.

The sliders were attached using plates secured by bolts; some bolts were fitted through a drill hole, others through a slot in the metal plate (to allow adjustments). The bolts through the slots were trying to pull the washers through the slot, so the washer became cupped letting the rock slider move.

After the initial install the mechanic had commented the bolts should be longer. After discussing the noise problem with the mechanic, I bought longer high tensile bolts (replacing the OEM galvanized bolts) and large square washers that were also thicker than the OEM washers. After jumping up and down on the sliders after the refit, the mechanic found there was still some noise. On closer inspection there were screws in the body work exposed after the trim was removed to fit the sliders. So metal was still rubbing on metal. The mechanic adjusted the position of the sliders away from the exposed screw heads.

Everything has worked well since the changes and no more issues arose in the Outback trip.

ABNTR4X4 rock sliders are great, but they needed some refinement for Australia (at least for my purposes). First, longer 50mm high tensile bolts. Second, larger and thicker square washers and lastly adjusting the sliders to avoid touching the screws exposed after the trim was removed (you could cut these screws off, but that was not my preferred option).





XHQ Molle Panels refinements – when fitted with 30l diesel tanks
When travelling on intense corrugations the XHQ Molle Panels were being vibrated, creating an annoying noise when the tanks were filled with diesel. The corrugations created a wave vibration in the Molle panel you could see in the rearview mirror. It looked like Rolf Harris was using it as a wobble board!

Additionally, two of the four washers down on the L track attachment points were not sitting flat over the Molle panel slot (sound familiar?). One washer had dug into the side of the slot on the Molle panel. I upgraded the L track bolts from M8 bolts to M10 bolts. I also used bigger and thicker washers. The upgrade has fixed the noise around the city, but no testing on corrugations so far.



Rear Bracket – passenger’s side
My dual air compressor was attached to an ORS custom bracket on the driver’s side. I decided to get a matching bracket on the passenger’s side. ORS made the bracket and covered it in marine carpet. This allows me to use canvas bags with a carpet grabber to configure what to store on the bracket.

The bracket also creates a storage area between the bracket and the rear window for storage.

Below are images of the new bracket and the carpet grabber bags I have on order. These can be easily reconfigured depending on my needs.

I also reconfigured the driver’s side storage area with my AED device, new First Aid Kit and a storage bag. The distance between the windows and brackets is slightly different between the two sides - because the plastic wheel arch trim on each side. The AED and First Aid Kit were a better fit on the driver's side (RHD)..

 

[MarcA]

Our Trialmaster doing what it loves - towing our ‘hypercamper’ to places we would never otherwise see in NT and WA, Australia

 

[TheDocAUS]

View attachment 7867083View attachment 7867084View attachment 7867085Our Trialmaster doing what it loves - towing our ‘hypercamper’ to places we would never otherwise see in NT and WA, Australia

Thanks.

Second image looks a like the creek crossing into El Questro in The Kimberley, near the Homestead. Where were you?

 

[NotHerDecision]

Picked up our Grenny from Red Nolan and went to Pikes Peak! Hitting some other trails before heading back to Texas. We upgraded the leather interior and installed new 285/70/17 KO3’s

 

[Pat-Ard]

I installed the high current adaptor for my Garmin Tread 8" to the INT2 in the passenger footwell. Connected with Deutsch plugs. I didn't manage to remove the upper panel in to footwell, so the cable is not completely hidden...

Any hints how to remove the upper side panel? As much as I saw I have to remove the panel at the seat to rech the screw. Requires removing the side panel to remove the seat?

 

[Tinki]

Well the AA technician has been and just left and it turns out the Cardan joint on the front prop shaft has snapped in half and the prop shaft has smashed into the gearbox. Hence the loud bang. View attachment 7866966

Sorry for your troubles my friend . Hope INEOS sorts this out really fast for you . If i am not mistaken this is the third joint failure we know about . There might be something that needs investigating here , recall on the horizon ?

 

[Logsplitter]

Sorry for your troubles my friend . Hope INEOS sorts this out really fast for you . If i am not mistaken this is the third joint failure we know about . There might be something that needs investigating here , recall on the horizon ?

Well if I was Ineos I would be all over this like a rash! Luckily for me it happened on a 40mph stretch of A road. Most of my intended journey that day was on 70mph route, M27, M3 and A34. If this would have happened at 70 on a middle or outside lane then the results could have been catastrophic ! Even if there were no injuries or deaths then the cleanup bill would be huge and potentially a shut motorway whilst the oil was cleared up. I called the local council to come to the site of my breakdown to deal with the oil spill as a real hazard for motorcycles and bicycles.
I will be phoning Harwoods tomorrow am for an update.

 

[Tinki]

Well if I was Ineos I would be all over this like a rash! Luckily for me it happened on a 40mph stretch of A road. Most of my intended journey that day was on 70mph route, M27, M3 and A34. If this would have happened at 70 on a middle or outside lane then the results could have been catastrophic ! Even if there were no injuries or deaths then the cleanup bill would be huge and potentially a shut motorway whilst the oil was cleared up. I called the local council to come to the site of my breakdown to deal with the oil spill as a real hazard for motorcycles and bicycles.
I will be phoning Harwoods tomorrow am for an update.

It is a bit unnerving to be honest. I would be very interested in what INEOS says , not the dealer . Because as you said is quite the safety concern.
A spectacularly catastrophic failure like this is something that needs investigating . I am glad you guys are all ok .
Keep us updated , and since we have a pattern now it will be difficult for them to brush it off .

 

[Barney]

I installed the high current adaptor for my Garmin Tread 8" to the INT2 in the passenger footwell. Connected with Deutsch plugs. I didn't manage to remove the upper panel in to footwell, so the cable is not completely hidden...

Any hints how to remove the upper side panel? As much as I saw I have to remove the panel at the seat to rech the screw. Requires removing the side panel to remove the seat?

You look for this ?

Build Thread - Auxiliary USB charging point in auxiliary footwell power point

Before beginning, let me be clear, I have a Left-Hand Driving (LHD) car. The only “right” way to drive a car 😉. Therefore, if you drive a right-hand car (the wrong way ;) ), you should think in inverting everything I mean: left is right, right is wrong, up is down, and so on. Jokes aside, let’s...

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