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Dave and his freelander

New Member

• Sep 1, 2007

• #1

Drove me freelander today - noticed a grinding/scraping noise, placing my hand on handbrake and it feels like thats where its coming from,
it only does it when moving, at any speed, even with the clutch down....

i checked underneath and nothing seems out of place or touching the propshaft, this is worrying me as i know anything can be costy to repair on these motors.....

ive checked the haynes manual troubleshooting guide and there appears to be nothing on this....

Anyone know!

 

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loatmead

New Member

• Sep 1, 2007

• #2

Hi m8
check condition of brake shoes and make sure that they are releasing properly (use copper grease if they are sticking) but dont get it on the friction material or the inside of the drum.

 

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Dave and his freelander

New Member

• Sep 1, 2007

• #3

Thats reassuring mate, that it could be the brakes, alot cheaper than propshafts n vc or cvs whatever that is.... ill give that a go.... hopefully thats what it is, alough there's no resistance when pulling away wiv the handbrake off. i can still pull away without using the accelerator....

 

aussielander

New Member

• Sep 2, 2007

• #4

sounds like a prop shaft bearing, try removing prop shaft and see if it goes away, do a search on "mondo mode"

 

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Dave and his freelander

New Member

• Sep 2, 2007

• #5

Ok ill give that ago ta man

 

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sparkyjohn5

New Member

• Sep 2, 2007

• #6

Sounds like Prop Shaft bearings to me too,if it is,don't get the cheap one's fitted, they last about 12 months( mine did ) so I fitted GKN , they are still good after 2 yrs.( We are talking about the bearings in front and behind VCU by the way.)

 

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Dave and his freelander

New Member

• Sep 3, 2007

• #7

ok thanks, what sort of price am i looking for this then mate?

 

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sparkyjohn5

New Member

• Sep 3, 2007

• #8

The GKN bearings including housing are about £50+ as against £25+ for the cheap one's which a lot of non dealership garages get to up their profit margins.