Now then this 98 Petrol FL1 Ive got.
Im having issues.
Its started to give me rumbly vibrations that I can feel through the seat. I only get it when Im slowing down/coasting maybe from 25mph down to about 5mph in gear, out of gear, braking, not braking, braking on engine same difference.
Consequently Ive started driving very slowly, between 5 and 15mph, taking the long way round the back streets, and not wanting to get out of the car. Thankfully the vibration doesnt come through the gear stick or Id just be circling the local petrol station all day long.
I knew the CVs werent so clever on the front, and a couple of weeks ago I stumbled across J&V something or other in Birmingham on the internet who make driveshafts and the like and got 2 new driveshafts for £55 a piece theyre fitted. That shifted some knockings and rattlings, but not the one I was after.
So I went to local Landrover place. Landrover stealer man number 1, I didnt like one bit because he did that thing where he sucked air through his teeth, shook his head and told me the IRD was about to drop to bits. Theyre very keen on IRDs dropping to bits .last time it was dropping to bits it turned out to be a prop shaft bearing. Plus he never took it out of the carpark and got preoccupied by the fact that it really doesnt like going round in circles on full lock which its not liked for all the 4 years Ive had it.
Landrover stealer man number 2 was much nicer, he didnt think the IRD was dropping to bits and lifted up in the air for me and we pulled and pushed and tried to rattle stuff about. Front diff mount was obviously knackered. That could do it! said Landrover stealer man number 2. So I got one of those from the spares dept and got the Haynes manual out .had another look under the car .surely not .discarded Haynes manual in favour of the Fluffy method which took about 40 minutes, only involved removing 3 bolts instead of a million and didnt involve dragging the diff and other paraphernalia off the car. Im not very good with bolts
Anyway, diff mounts all good now and that hasnt cured it .its possibly maybe perhaps made it more pronounced ..
So, squirted a load of oil in the diff this afternoon just in case. I was rather pleased that the oil plug did not look like a hedgehog when I pulled it out and that most of the oil fell out again. I was less pleased when that didnt cure it either, because that made it 2 days on the trot that my hair was full of dirt, twigs and creepy crawly things.
Now Im eyeing the propshaft with suspicion. It looks to be doing all the right things, and my new Tippex daubings dont match up, which is always good news, still .its got lots of bendy twisty things going on.
Before I attempt to drag that out from under the car does anyone think it could be something else? Perhaps a job that doesnt involve lying in dirt under the car, or preferably even one that doesnt involve undoing any crusty nuts and bolts?
Im having issues.
Its started to give me rumbly vibrations that I can feel through the seat. I only get it when Im slowing down/coasting maybe from 25mph down to about 5mph in gear, out of gear, braking, not braking, braking on engine same difference.
Consequently Ive started driving very slowly, between 5 and 15mph, taking the long way round the back streets, and not wanting to get out of the car. Thankfully the vibration doesnt come through the gear stick or Id just be circling the local petrol station all day long.
I knew the CVs werent so clever on the front, and a couple of weeks ago I stumbled across J&V something or other in Birmingham on the internet who make driveshafts and the like and got 2 new driveshafts for £55 a piece theyre fitted. That shifted some knockings and rattlings, but not the one I was after.
So I went to local Landrover place. Landrover stealer man number 1, I didnt like one bit because he did that thing where he sucked air through his teeth, shook his head and told me the IRD was about to drop to bits. Theyre very keen on IRDs dropping to bits .last time it was dropping to bits it turned out to be a prop shaft bearing. Plus he never took it out of the carpark and got preoccupied by the fact that it really doesnt like going round in circles on full lock which its not liked for all the 4 years Ive had it.
Landrover stealer man number 2 was much nicer, he didnt think the IRD was dropping to bits and lifted up in the air for me and we pulled and pushed and tried to rattle stuff about. Front diff mount was obviously knackered. That could do it! said Landrover stealer man number 2. So I got one of those from the spares dept and got the Haynes manual out .had another look under the car .surely not .discarded Haynes manual in favour of the Fluffy method which took about 40 minutes, only involved removing 3 bolts instead of a million and didnt involve dragging the diff and other paraphernalia off the car. Im not very good with bolts
Anyway, diff mounts all good now and that hasnt cured it .its possibly maybe perhaps made it more pronounced ..
So, squirted a load of oil in the diff this afternoon just in case. I was rather pleased that the oil plug did not look like a hedgehog when I pulled it out and that most of the oil fell out again. I was less pleased when that didnt cure it either, because that made it 2 days on the trot that my hair was full of dirt, twigs and creepy crawly things.
Now Im eyeing the propshaft with suspicion. It looks to be doing all the right things, and my new Tippex daubings dont match up, which is always good news, still .its got lots of bendy twisty things going on.
Before I attempt to drag that out from under the car does anyone think it could be something else? Perhaps a job that doesnt involve lying in dirt under the car, or preferably even one that doesnt involve undoing any crusty nuts and bolts?