Clicking CV joint

If it's just clicking there's a chance it'll last a while, but it's also pretty likely to NOT stand up to off-roading.

TBH if you have time, get it fixed, if not be prepared to take off the front prop and use diff-lock and 2wd only ... ;)

Before you get too worried just check that you've got lube. in the swivel housing. A bit of EP90/special grease between the surfaces works wonders.

From your description you're in the very early stages of the problem - it could go on for ages before you need to even think about worrying.

But Andy does serious off road stuff all the time.

Does a DI have swivel housings? I thought that was only Series and Defenders.

At least a DI should have diff lock should the front prop need to be removed, a DII may or may not.

But a little click is evidence of surface damage rather than a severe structural fault.

It's accepted that the surface damage could (probably will) in the longer term be the initiator of a fatigue crack which will result in ultimate failure.

Off-road use tends to create one-time events and unless there's a pre-existing fatigue crack (obviously we don't know whether there is or not) I still wouldn't expect that sort of use to make things any more prone to fail.

When they do fail they can destroy the spline on the half shaft (guess how I know this) it then cost a lot more to fix.

Mike

'Tis just a re-bodied RRC and does have swivel housings.

Probably altering the lockstops to get round Tong has caused it, or maybe it's just dry and needs some one shot grease.