Strange noise whilst towing.

Hi all

Whilst i was out in the snow today my friend called me saying he was stuck so i went round to give him a hand to tow his empty transit up a hill to his house. when i got there i hitched up and started towing and i just started spinning so i engaged diff lock and i was still spinning but the problem is a strange noise started orcuring, the only way i could describe it would be as if i had sheared the teeth on the prop or something. so i stopped straight as and it drove of fine with no funny noises in either difflock or not. so i was just woundering if any one has any suggestions as to what it could be?
many thanks
Kyle

1 props dunt have teeth
2 it was most likely the transfer box not being engaged correctly

Hey g-man hows things? long time no see!
If the transfer box wasnt engaed correctly then surely that means it wouldnthave drive dosnt it?
manyt hanks
kyle

not bad mate, its been a while hasn't it lol hows things with you?

i was just putting it out as a possibility

yeah i'm all good cheers, will have to meet up for some off roading sometime soon.
no thank you for the ideas keep them coming lol
just hope its nothing serious!!!

if its not done it since i don't think it would be that serious......

there may be a problem with that..... my landy is broken....... it is sitting on my driveway in bits

Yeah thats true mate, do you think it could be connected to worn engine/gearbox mounts? ( just another suggestion)

Well hurry up and re assemble her then!!!!

Sounds like it might just be your traction control? Its pretty noisy in my 110 td5 too.

-Defender110- said:

Sounds like it might just be your traction control? Its pretty noisy in my 110 td5 too.

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you might be right, where would he go looking for that on his 1986 land rover 90 2.5n/a

Sean said:

you might be right, where would he go looking for that on his 1986 land rover 90 2.5n/a

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TC runs off the ABS system so i would start there

goonarmy said:

TC runs off the ABS system so i would start there

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and the ABS talks to the ECU

the hunt is on !

Sean said:

and the ABS talks to the ECU

the hunt is on !

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or ya could take it to be plugged in for a diagnostics check.

goonarmy said:

or ya could take it to be plugged in for a diagnostics check.

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anyone know when the OBD port is on a 1986 land rover 90 2.5n/a ?

Sean said:

anyone know when the OBD port is on a 1986 land rover 90 2.5n/a ?

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the stealers will find it for ya!Bet they'd bloody charge ya for it too!

Traction control!!!!
Wow what is that!?!?!?! LOL
I wish!!!

Sean said:

anyone know when the OBD port is on a 1986 land rover 90 2.5n/a ?

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Don't think goon's looked at the op's profile yet sean... :doh:

Not exactly sure how it all works, but could it be that diff-lock wasn't fully engaged when noisy, but when you stopped it 'dropped in' properly and was fine afterwards?

Well the noise hasnt come back and i towed a couple of other people out the other while engaging diff lock and all seems ok. Thanks for all the help.
kyle