Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172
Angle grinder 1.me 0.
Changed front prop yesterday as I have what I can only describe as a vibration sound that you can’t feel anywhere except in the sound of the engine whilst moving if that makes any sense.
Anyway as you know you need to drop one side of the gearbox cross member to get prop out
The lovely tw**ts that did the clutch then had to do the crossover pipe after because they thought they would leave the brackets off (which they paid for) tightened the bolts that tight that one wouldn’t budge
Snapped one spanner
Anyway couldn’t just grind the head off as it wouldn’t push out enough without hitting the tank
Didn’t have access to recip saw so decided to cut bolt through with a slitting disc between the crossmember and it’s bracket
Guess what
As the bolt cut thru the grinder either snagged on that or pinched in the narrow gap and kicked back
Result in picture
I’m lucky could have been much worse and it was my fault for lacking a bit of attention
And after all that it’s still the same
Anybody any ideas I’ve changed loads over this last year but can’t fathom it,looks like I’m going to have to main dealer for diagnosis 😢
Tia
Andy05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,
Mods:
Re-Con Engine,De-Tango,Reverse camera,Fog/DRl lights,Aux Battery, perm Aux socket in boot,LED Volt meters in roof panel,Built in tom tom, Strobes fitted in grille, Aux switches for trailer lights fitted in roof panel,Roof Rails,Grille conversion
27th Oct 2019 7:11 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13930
Ouch! You were lucky.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
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27th Oct 2019 7:42 pm
Sea Raider
Member Since: 01 Nov 2016
Location: None
Posts: 4450
might be worth making sure your tetanus is up to date
27th Oct 2019 7:45 pm
Randylover
Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172
Yeh was very lucky , the speed in which it happened was unreal just glad it went in the direction it did and not towards me ,don’t think the safety specs would have done much,
Luckily tetanus is all up to date from when I was on the canals
Cheers
Andy05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,
Mods:
Re-Con Engine,De-Tango,Reverse camera,Fog/DRl lights,Aux Battery, perm Aux socket in boot,LED Volt meters in roof panel,Built in tom tom, Strobes fitted in grille, Aux switches for trailer lights fitted in roof panel,Roof Rails,Grille conversion
27th Oct 2019 8:30 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8115
SinL did exactly the same with a battery powered grinder, cut through the tendon to his thumb and put it out of action for 4 months It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
27th Oct 2019 8:37 pm
defector
Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Greater Manchester
Posts: 1422
Was going to suggest Torque Converter but just remembered you said it was a manual.
Was dual mass flywheel done as they have a habit of vibration when worn.
28th Oct 2019 1:29 am
Randylover
Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172
Yeh had complete new clutch 👍05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,
Mods:
Re-Con Engine,De-Tango,Reverse camera,Fog/DRl lights,Aux Battery, perm Aux socket in boot,LED Volt meters in roof panel,Built in tom tom, Strobes fitted in grille, Aux switches for trailer lights fitted in roof panel,Roof Rails,Grille conversion
28th Oct 2019 7:36 am
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6902
the DMF is done and charged for separately, its not part of the clutch.Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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28th Oct 2019 7:42 am
Randylover
Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172
I had complete clutch DMF and all05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,
Mods:
Re-Con Engine,De-Tango,Reverse camera,Fog/DRl lights,Aux Battery, perm Aux socket in boot,LED Volt meters in roof panel,Built in tom tom, Strobes fitted in grille, Aux switches for trailer lights fitted in roof panel,Roof Rails,Grille conversion
28th Oct 2019 9:41 pm
Erea
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Munster
Posts: 1509
You were lucky to get away without serious injuries. I’ve had a 9” grinder come back into my face and loosen a few teeth. As you said happens so fast
I had what I thought was an engine vibration and it turned out to be the DMF. When opened the indi said the clutch was still fairly good but the DMF was starting to fall apart.
Now with the radio on you can’t tell if the engine is running at tick over.
29th Oct 2019 12:06 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72797
It’s treads like this that make me glad I’m mechanically incompetent.
29th Oct 2019 2:36 am
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8115
it’s people who don’t admit it that usually come off worse!It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
29th Oct 2019 2:46 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72797
Agreed.
29th Oct 2019 2:48 am
G7jtk
Member Since: 03 Jun 2014
Location: Prudhoe
Posts: 846
That’s one heck of a long toe. 🤪
29th Oct 2019 7:58 am
Randylover
Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172
Always amazes me when you see on tv mostly abroad how they remove the guards on grinders and table saws and don’t see any problem
Very scary05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,
Mods:
Re-Con Engine,De-Tango,Reverse camera,Fog/DRl lights,Aux Battery, perm Aux socket in boot,LED Volt meters in roof panel,Built in tom tom, Strobes fitted in grille, Aux switches for trailer lights fitted in roof panel,Roof Rails,Grille conversion
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Ouch! You were lucky.
