Tom Woods Front Drive Shaft

[04Disco]

The dealer told me my 04 Disco's Front Drive shaft was wore out and needed replacing. $1200 or so, and that was for the same stock shaft that can't be lubed at the Cardan joint.

I had been meaning to replace the culprit with a Tom Woods shaft for some time, so I figured now was as good as any.

The process was super simple. Just measure the length of the shaft from flange to flange (mine was 24 3/4")and have that number ready when you call Tom Woods. 1-877-4x-woods or www.4xshaft.com

8 nuts later and the old shaft was on the ground. Simple.

$395 and 5 days later the new shaft arrived. Today I rolled under the Disco and 20min later using 2 x 14mm wrenches and a little nail polish the new Tom Woods shaft was installed. Nail polish you ask?? I used it to mark the nuts to show which ones were correctly tightened, since it could be easy to lose track while trying to spin the shaft around.

I did a 20 mile test drive on roads with speeds from 25-70 mph..... It was as smooth as when I bought the Disco. And now I have 4 lubrication points. Very nice, easy, and now Happy!!



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04 Disco
06 LR3 HSE

[oysterhead]

i agree the Tom Woods is an impressive piece of work.

super burly.

but i just put my 2nd one on, and they both have wobbled at 75+ mph.

so, for someone who does a lot of highway miles (and drives over 70mph), I would recommend getting your stock shaft rebuilt instead of the TW.
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04 D2 S
3" OME, 32" A/Ts, STI wires

[Discorock]

Guys,
I can get you Tom Woods driveshafts shipped to your door for $360
Thanks Todd
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95 Defender 90
00 Discovery II
06 Dodge 2500 Diesel
10 Series Rock

[WBDISCO]

you can also replace the ujoints on a d2 shaft for about $60, I have been running one for 6 years now, with no probs witha 4" lift
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TLR Land Rover Parts, Service, and Restorations
www.tntlr.com

[Land Limo]

Todd, I sent you an email.
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Becca DuBose, KJ4RVR
Land Limo - 1995 RR County LWB
Wilks - 1977 101FC GS, 75FL34
Sneffels - 1976 MB 240D
Jól aka "Antichrist II" - 1995 RR County SWB
Horgh - 1984 MB 300SD

[well]

Oysterhead can u send me a pm if u still have that old tom woods
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87 RRC 2in.lift
"THE DAUNTLESS V-8"
96 d1 sd
96 d1 se7
93 rrc lwb

[oysterhead]

it was within 30 days, so Tom gave me a full refund.

i'm shipping it back in the next few days (waiting for the ups slip to arrive).

i'm getting Todd to rebuild my stock shaft in the meantime.
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04 D2 S
3" OME, 32" A/Ts, STI wires

[Timmy!!!!!!!]

[oysterhead]

yeah, according to TW, it certainly doesn't affect all Discovery's, but on the other hand it isn't uncommon either. (this is what I gather from lurking on the web, too)

The reason for the vibration isn't clear as he spins the shafts at >3k rpm when balancing.
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04 D2 S
3" OME, 32" A/Ts, STI wires

[Kalahari]

I've got new front and rear TW's on my 04 DII. So far I've had them at 80+ with no issues. We're taking it to the beach for Turkey Day so I'll report back after that trip.
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Jeff Hibdon

88 RRC - 40th Anniversary Edition
04 Disco SE7
02 Disco - Kalahari : SMASHED!

[04Disco]

All,

I've had this shaft on since the post. 10k miles later and still no vibes. I drive to and from Indianapolis and Arkansas at speeds up to 75-80mph. I do a lot of light wheeling in the "back 40" of Ft. Campbell with no issues there either.

[salve7]

Thought I would chime in here. I have had two Tom Woods drive shafts and both have vibrated at about 75 mph. The first one was sent back and rebalanced and it lasted a year before failing (still don't know why it failed other than I didn't know to grease the center ball with that damned needle attatchment). I bought another one from him and it vibes right at 75 too but I figured it would make me slow down so I didn't bother with a rebalance. One day I am going to get them to rebuild the first and then I will keep the wobbly one for a spare. Hope this helps someone.
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2001 Disco II SD7
A little over 120,000 miles

1997 Disco I SE7
180,000 miles
Currently needing a lot of work

1967 Series IIA 109

[Kalahari]

So after 4 months I'm still liking my TW Shafts. I wouldn't say they are 100% vibe free, but I have no intention of returning or rebalancing them. I'd say it is very minor and I'm still not 100% sure it's not the used set of Wrangler HPs I've got on there. I had a front tire get out of round or become unbalanced. When I finally swapped it with the spare the majority of my vibe went away.
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Jeff Hibdon

88 RRC - 40th Anniversary Edition
04 Disco SE7
02 Disco - Kalahari : SMASHED!

[RedD2]

It probably isn't the shafts that are giving you guys vibrations, it's the LT230. It's going to have vibrations with a heavy shaft(s) put on it after it's a few years old and has some miles on it. It's just the nature of the LT230, the outputs get loose and the heavy shaft will cause the vibrations...

If that's something that bothers you rebuild the front with u joints and centering ball kit you can grease and run a d1/rrc u jount to u joint rear...
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Will Peters - KJ4GIC
'00 D2
US M101A1

'97 NAS D90 ST #1704 - 4.6 (Sold)
'89 RRC Hunter Edition (Sold)