Hippo · Jul 22, 2018

Nearly half way down this fred there's a pic of a chisel I use:

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/freelander-1-vcu-bearing-replacement-how-to-guide.156068/

S1monm · Jul 28, 2018

Burnham said:
Aye, I'm doing some renovation work on a cottage at the mo, so I'll bring one of the stone chisels home tomorrow. (I leave all the building tools on site, to much faff carrying it back and forth.

Errr, I think I'll pass on that option for the mo ta!!

I wouldn't worry about doing this. I replaced the VCU carrier bearings on mine and noticed one of the bolts was missing, never replaced it and done over 30k since then. It was mentioned on the MOT last week that the rear UJ was showing signs of wear, I guess this is due to the missing bolt allowing some movement at that point?

Hippo · Jul 28, 2018

S1monm said:
I wouldn't worry about doing this. I replaced the VCU carrier bearings on mine and noticed one of the bolts was missing, never replaced it and done over 30k since then. It was mentioned on the MOT last week that the rear UJ was showing signs of wear, I guess this is due to the missing bolt allowing some movement at that point?

Running with the bolt missing is dangerous. Both the ird and rear diff move. The vcu doesn't. The front prop has some give from the sliding joint.

S1monm · Jul 28, 2018

Hippo said:
Running with the bolt missing is dangerous. Both the ird and rear diff move. The vcu doesn't. The front prop has some give from the sliding joint.

Can't see there being enough movement in the rear diff to allow the prop to come out though Hippo

Hippo · Jul 28, 2018

S1monm said:
Can't see there being enough movement in the rear diff to allow the prop to come out though Hippo

The correct mounts contain stiff rubber. As it ages and weakens yer get more movement. Add to this the forces involved when oft road or wheel spinning on gravel when traction control and the vcu are working hard... It's not worth the risk. You would think it just sits there but I filmed mine while oft road. Theres some movement but not a massive amount. The props don't slide that far onto the vcu. Unfortunately peeps on the web read stuff on ere and follow it. It's not a good idea to run without the bolt. They're cheap to buy.

S1monm · Jul 28, 2018

Hippo said:
The correct mounts contain stiff rubber. As it ages and weakens yer get more movement. Add to this the forces involved when oft road or wheel spinning on gravel when traction control and the vcu are working hard... It's not worth the risk. You would think it just sits there but I filmed mine while oft road. Theres some movement but not a massive amount. The props don't slide that far onto the vcu. Unfortunately peeps on the web read stuff on ere and follow it. It's not a good idea to run without the bolt. They're cheap to buy.

Point taken mate. I'll get a new bolt fitted when I do the bearings again in a couple of weeks. Don't suppose you know what the part number is for the U shaped spacer do you?

Hippo · Jul 29, 2018

S1monm said:
Point taken mate. I'll get a new bolt fitted when I do the bearings again in a couple of weeks. Don't suppose you know what the part number is for the U shaped spacer do you?

ave a look ere

http://lrcat.com/#37/4/47843

Parts 8, 9 and 16.
They sell them as kits ont web anorl

S1monm · Jul 29, 2018

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Hippo said:
ave a look ere

http://lrcat.com/#37/4/47843

Parts 8, 9 and 16.
They sell them as kits ont web anorl

Cheers mate

teddywood1 · Jul 29, 2018

if you can when belting it with a hammer keep it on the floor as if you do it on the bench that will have a little play in it and you will not get the full force of the hammer blow

Old diver · Jul 29, 2018

S1monm said:
Point taken mate. I'll get a new bolt fitted when I do the bearings again in a couple of weeks. Don't suppose you know what the part number is for the U shaped spacer do you?

Bought two bolts yesterday from a Landrover dealer. £1:44

Colthebrummie · Jul 30, 2018

Bargain. Are you buying a car bit by bit?

Col

Burnham · Aug 3, 2018

I am sure you'll all be thrilled to learn that belting it with a suitably large chisel separated the prop shaft from the VCU. I did leave it to soak with a spray or five of WD40 (all I had to hand) for a week or so, and when I came to hit it I took just three knocks to free off the front shaft, the rear shaft actually just fell off!

Considering the belting I'd given them both to no avail a couple of weeks ago, I think it was the "lubricant" that helped.

Cheers all! Loads of interesting info!

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