Freelander 2 Gearbox Bearing

Pippa2002 · Tuesday at 16:30

Hi All

I’ve had my 10 plate Freelander 2 sport for 10 years. Never caused me any problems until now.

I have a bearing like noise that has gotten worse, still drives perfectly. Brother in law who knows a bit about cars believes it to be the gearbox thread bearing which apparently is a big job and too costly for a 14 year old car.

Appreciate it’s a how long is a piece of string question but ball park what would be the cheapest fix, new gearbox or repair?l need a car for work so need to have a plan going forward so some rough ideas would help.

miktdish · Tuesday at 16:34

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J_D · Tuesday at 17:28

I'd say find out what it is first.
Rear diff can cause issues and is a common failure point.
Bell Engineering are knowledgeable and it may be worth a chat or drive over there.

Pippa2002 · Tuesday at 18:24

J_D said:
I'd say find out what it is first.
Rear diff can cause issues and is a common failure point.
Bell Engineering are knowledgeable and it may be worth a chat or drive over there.

Thanks for that, where are they located please

Pippa2002 · Tuesday at 18:27

I’m in Notts so if anyone has any recommendations for Garages that specialise in Land Rover that would be appreciated.

Pippa2002 · Tuesday at 18:29

Pippa2002 said:
Thanks for that, where are they located please

Just googled, is it the one in Bewdley?

Nodge68 · Tuesday at 23:57

The rear diff and PTU are common failure points, the gearbox less common, and normal just suffers a weak synchro in 3rd gear.

A FL2 still has good value, even at 14 years old, so it's normally worth fixing. As suggested, Bell Engineering are the gurus for the drive train components, where they both sell parts main order or fit parts if needed.

J_D · Wednesday at 21:58

Pippa2002 said:
Just googled, is it the one in Bewdley?

Yes that's them. I know not close but they know their stuff

Pippa2002 · Thursday at 11:18

J_D said:
Yes that's them. I know not close but they know their stuff

Thanks.. I’ll give them a call, would rather travel to the right place than go local to an unknown

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