Frankt546

Frankt546

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would it be possible to weld the differential on my 1998 L series landover freelander 1, and me and a friend of mine also thought of possibly welding the vcu together resulting in as if i just replaced the whole vcu rubbish with a solid drive shaft just interested what the outcome would be.
 
You wouldn't get much in the way of an improvement anyway. If a (front) wheel slips, the VCU will automatically lock up providing traction to the rear. The front and rear diffs are open, but if 1 side slips the traction control will kick in so drive goes to the other wheel.

If you have the 3 amogos (ABS/TC/HDC warning lights) then the TC won't be functioning, you might like to read the codes to see if its a cheap fix.
 
But what ever, if you weld up the VCU and/or the rear diff - then you won't get much messing around before it goes bang.
 
Frankt546 said:
what would go wrong with the ird out of interest
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The IRD is the equivalent of the transfer box in a traditional 4x4. If there isn't any slip between front and rear, the it'll fail in short order.

The FL1 limitations aren't the VCU or IRD. It's lack of ground clearance and invariably crap tyres that cause traction issues. Also if the ABS module is flagging a fault, then Traction Control (TC) is disabled, which will reduce traction more.
 
By the way, have you had a look underneath to make sure it still has the props and VCU?

A lot of them have had these removed for various reasons.

Even then its possible the IRD has been modified so that it does not drive the rear axle. You need to jack 1 rear wheel up and see if it turns. If it appears not to turn, or at least need a lot of effort to turn it, then (if the props are still installed) the IRD has been modified.
 
GrumpyGel said:
By the way, have you had a look underneath to make sure it still has the props and VCU?

A lot of them have had these removed for various reasons.

Even then its possible the IRD has been modified so that it does not drive the rear axle. You need to jack 1 rear wheel up and see if it turns. If it appears not to turn, or at least need a lot of effort to turn it, then (if the props are still installed) the IRD has been modified.
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yes all the bits still there 4wd seems to be working fine i still must do that test though
 
GrumpyGel said:
By the way, have you had a look underneath to make sure it still has the props and VCU?

A lot of them have had these removed for various reasons.

Even then its possible the IRD has been modified so that it does not drive the rear axle. You need to jack 1 rear wheel up and see if it turns. If it appears not to turn, or at least need a lot of effort to turn it, then (if the props are still installed) the IRD has been modified.
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That last bit is obviously reversed - if it turns easily, then the IRD has been modified.
 
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