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Dikybird

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In April my Freelander developed a vibration at about 60kph it had done 112000kms a 2000 1.8 diesel with 5 speed box.
Then on a trip it got worse.:eek: a clicking sound devloped which got louder and louder until clanging and banging brought us to a halt.:mad:
Towed back to out friendly garage and they replaced the gear box with a recon job as well as the bit on the rear drive shaft 3500 euros and new tyres on the back all seemed well.:)
Last week the same thing happened again after about 6000kms apparently the back tyres are wrecked again.:mad:
Looks like another recon box, the mechanic suggests leaving the rear shaft off.
ANYBODY have the same problem, is this a FREELANDER problem ??:confused:
 
If it's trashing rear tyres the VCU is probably too tight or seized..........ultimately it also causes transmission failures..
 
You can't alter the VCU.

So it raises more questions,

is the vc actually new?

was the replacement ird the correct ratio? the version for the V6 is different.
 
rear tyres shot , = vcu problem

possible solution is to remove the prop shaft and go front wheel drive only

good luck
 
The transmissions winding up for sure. Reasons are well known as:

IRD ratio wrong (Wrong IRD fitted at alst replacement);
VCU siezed (Do tipex test as a minimum);
Larger diameter tyres on the front compared to the rear;

If the read diff was shot then there would be vibration and noise to go along with it.
 
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