How-To: Install a 'Tom Woods' Driveshaft on a Discovery Series I

Tom Pearson shares this how to article with pictures on installing a "Tom Woods" custom driveshaft on a 1997 Land Rover Discovery.

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The InstallThe install is pretty straight forward. Off with the old, on with the new. The pain in the butt is simply bolting the thing on. Follow these steps:

Step 1: Removing the old drive shaftUnbolt the four bolts which attach it to the front differential. You don't absolutely have to do this end first but it makes life easier. Next, take a look at the end of the shaft which connects to the transfer case and remove whatever nuts you can get to easily. After you take care of those, the following step is to put the transmission in neutral and ensure that the center diff is not locked. Then, rotate the shaft until you can easily get at another bolt. Once you can, put the transmission in park and lock the center diff. This will keep the shaft from rotating as you unbolt the rest of it. Repeat this procedure as many times as necessary until you can take it off. You will notice that for this end, you cannot remove the original bolts, only the nuts.

Step 2: Putting on the adapter This is the easiest part of the install. Simply slide the adapter over the bolts that are there, put the supplied washers in place, and bolt it on. Once installed, it looks like this:

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