2001 Freelander 1.8 on 73,000 ish miles
Just spent £500 on getting landy through MOT (failed emissions) and day after parting with cash it started makind a grinding noise from front end + feeling like brakes being applied. Back to garage who sez it's "transfer box". I've asked them to drain IRD oil to see what's in it - waiting to hear on that one.
So... bloke at garage sez he's never done a freelander "transfer box" before (reason 1 not to let him do the job) and (reason 2) doesn't seem to be too sure how to fault find an IRD problem (his diagnosis is based on another one that did the same sort of thing)
When I get it back off him I plan to drop the propshaft off and see what happens in 2wd mode.
Any other advice on how to tell whether the IRD is knackered would be appreciated along with any northerners on here who know where in Northumberland knows their Freelanders (at a reasonable independant cost)
Just spent £500 on getting landy through MOT (failed emissions) and day after parting with cash it started makind a grinding noise from front end + feeling like brakes being applied. Back to garage who sez it's "transfer box". I've asked them to drain IRD oil to see what's in it - waiting to hear on that one.
So... bloke at garage sez he's never done a freelander "transfer box" before (reason 1 not to let him do the job) and (reason 2) doesn't seem to be too sure how to fault find an IRD problem (his diagnosis is based on another one that did the same sort of thing)
When I get it back off him I plan to drop the propshaft off and see what happens in 2wd mode.
Any other advice on how to tell whether the IRD is knackered would be appreciated along with any northerners on here who know where in Northumberland knows their Freelanders (at a reasonable independant cost)
