Just bought a modded Freelander TD4... seems to have no front PropShaft!

Diesel Do · Jul 14, 2012

The Mad Hat Man said:
how can the VCU be abused and neglected?

Tyres wrong size stoopid things like that that lead to the early demise of the system, I'd class that as neglect cos it ain't Propper maintenance. Would also call it muppetry. Ok not so much abuse unless you're talking self abuse

The Mad Hat Man · Jul 14, 2012

yeah - know what yu mean, but the VCU is supposed to be "fit n forget" - more like "fit n get paranoid"

Diesel Do · Jul 14, 2012

The Mad Hat Man said:
yeah - know what yu mean, but the VCU is supposed to be "fit n forget" - more like "fit n get paranoid"

Ooooohhhh sooo true

Mainwaring · Jul 14, 2012

abuse and muppetry -->

freelanderspares said:
We would like to apologise to anyone who has ordered with us

this company doing such things as "2 wheel drive specific VCU's" etc and drilling holes and filling with peanut butter etc. and charging a lot of money (etc).

see this thread here-> http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/warning-freelander-spares-vcus-190850.html

neglect-> ignoring the VCU after about 70K miles.

TRXnMe · Jul 14, 2012

I'm not the only one to have bouht a Freelander by auction, in the wet, only to find bits missing then

Ours was missing the entire setup, front and rear prop shaft and VCU, hopefully you made the same sort of saving we did and have the 'spare' cash to fix it with out spending more than you would have done buying privately.

Front propshafts aren't cheap, even on eBay, and when you get one treat the front CV with great care, if it goes past a certain angle the seals and bearings can be damaged, see Hippo's excellent how to on changing VCU bearings for more on this.

The Mad Hat Man · Jul 14, 2012

Mainwaring said:
abuse and muppetry -->

this company doing such things as "2 wheel drive specific VCU's" etc and drilling holes and filling with peanut butter etc. and charging a lot of money (etc).

see this thread here-> http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/warning-freelander-spares-vcus-190850.html

neglect-> ignoring the VCU after about 70K miles.

Yeah but, no but, yeah but - that aint "abuse" by the owner - its ignorance (in its widest context) of what is being fitted.

Mainwaring · Jul 14, 2012

The Mad Hat Man said:
Yeah but, no but, yeah but - that aint "abuse" by the owner - its ignorance (in its widest context) of what is being fitted.

ah specific owner abuse rather than general abuse.

Diesel Do · Jul 14, 2012

Mainwaring said:
ah specific owner abuse rather than general abuse.

Think I'll stick with self abuse

Diesel Do · Jul 14, 2012

This could be my first opportunity to sell my chocolate vcu's!!!!

The Mad Hat Man · Jul 14, 2012

Diesel Do said:
This could be my first opportunity to sell my chocolate vcu's!!!!

that might be more effective, particularly if yu fill the VCU with it

Mainwaring · Jul 14, 2012

Diesel Do said:
This could be my first opportunity to sell my chocolate vcu's!!!!

Do it Diesel Do

Sell them at Christmas on Ebay as a novelty gift

jimbodavies · Jul 14, 2012

Mainwaring said:
ah specific owner abuse rather than general abuse.

I think the only difference is you should come to attention and salute General abuse...

The Mad Hat Man · Jul 14, 2012

Mainwaring said:
Last edited by Mainwaring; Today at 22:37. Reason: more wit, less ****

snigger

jimbodavies · Jul 15, 2012

Well, I got the wagon into the garage so I could get some pictures in the dry...

I assume these are of the IRD and VCU, implying its only the propshaft that's missing?

Diesel Do · Jul 15, 2012

jimbodavies said:
Well, I got the wagon into the garage so I could get some pictures in the dry...

I assume these are of the IRD and VCU, implying its only the propshaft that's missing?

Hmmm. No holes in anything? Like the rear diff or IRD casing! If it looks ok I think I'd be inclined to put a prop on and test it!?!?

jimbodavies · Jul 15, 2012

Diesel Do said:
Hmmm. No holes in anything? Like the rear diff or IRD casing! If it looks ok I think I'd be inclined to put a prop on and test it!?!?

No holes that I can see. I'm leaning towards the garage needing a propshaft for someone else, so taking it off this...

Possibly a silly question, but when I get hold of a shaft and fit it, what should I look for? Will it be pretty obvious if there's a problem?

Also discovered the sunroof doesn't work... not a major with all this rain though!

Diesel Do · Jul 15, 2012

jimbodavies said:
No holes that I can see. I'm leaning towards the garage needing a propshaft for someone else, so taking it off this...

Possibly a silly question, but when I get hold of a shaft and fit it, what should I look for? Will it be pretty obvious if there's a problem?

Also discovered the sunroof doesn't work... not a major with all this rain though!

Clonks and bangs from the IRD and diff and signs of the vcu being seized! Do a search on testing them there's loads of good info on it. Or get it to bell engineering they seem very well respected from what I hear. The vcu can do a lot of damage so it's important to have one in good working order

Davidspect · Jul 15, 2012

Its not been off for long, no rust where the CV bolts on.

Mainwaring · Jul 15, 2012

that's very odd indeed that is.

seems promising though, good luck, let us know how you get on

The Mad Hat Man · Jul 15, 2012

Look in the FAQ section - All you need to know is in there.

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