I’ll upload more pictures soon but this was probably self inflicted. Front worn tyre + excessive vibration = snapped off.
Is this an easy DIY job where all I need is the propshaft alone? Reading online, they mention UJ etc.
If you get a propshaft it will come complete with the universal joints and flanges at each end. To put that amount of stress on it, I would suspect the viscous coupling in the transfer case is seized. That lives under the round cover on the front of the transfer case, where the front propshaft bolts on. Did the front tyres seems to skip across the road if you pulled away with the steering in full lock? That is a sure sign the VC is seized. In fact, if the VC is seized that is probably what caused the wear on the front tyres.
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If you get a propshaft it will come complete with the universal joints and flanges at each end. To put that amount of stress on it, I would suspect the viscous coupling in the transfer case is seized. That lives under the round cover on the front of the transfer case, where the front propshaft bolts on. Did the front tyres seems to skip across the road if you pulled away with the steering in full lock? That is a sure sign the VC is seized. In fact, if the VC is seized that is probably what caused the wear on the front tyres.
It's hard to say. When driving up the spiral car park entrance, I would hear chirping sounds as I drove at some speed. I assume this was the tyres rubbing on the floor.
When parked on an incline, facing down, I will hear a loud bang if I release the handbrake to shift into gear. It's tough to say.
I'm going to test if the VC has seized; however, upon reading online, the chirping when I go on a spiral road is a dead giveaway. Watching this video, it seems like an easy fix. I can remove what is left of the propshaft and make my way towards a rent-a-ramp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUvwHoe2fMY
If all is well, is the propshaft a matter of bolts on either side? Straight fit and swap?
Yes, propshaft is simple enough, 4 bolts at each end. VC is fairly easily doable too. A bit tight with the crossmember in place and the hardest part is breaking the seal from the RTV. Easiest way, rather than trying to prise it off, is to knock it round so you twist it free.