Help please !
I was driving along in my Freelander 1 this morning when suddenly there was a loud bang followed by a metallic grinding and a complete loss of drive, got it home on truck. I thought it was the gearbox gone, but the tow truck driver said he thinks it is where the driveshaft joins the gearbox rather than the box itself. I am no mechanic so I don't know the correct terms exactly. I am wondering if it is the transfer box (whatever that is ) , the driveshaft, or really the gearbox ? The gearbox sounds like something is 'turning when I put it in gear but in park it still rolls. Can anybody point me in the right direction please ? I should probably mention that the car has been fwd only for a couple of years now due to the VCU failing. Reading up on the internet it sounds like the IRD has failed, is that the transfer box ?
I was driving along in my Freelander 1 this morning when suddenly there was a loud bang followed by a metallic grinding and a complete loss of drive, got it home on truck. I thought it was the gearbox gone, but the tow truck driver said he thinks it is where the driveshaft joins the gearbox rather than the box itself. I am no mechanic so I don't know the correct terms exactly. I am wondering if it is the transfer box (whatever that is ) , the driveshaft, or really the gearbox ? The gearbox sounds like something is 'turning when I put it in gear but in park it still rolls. Can anybody point me in the right direction please ? I should probably mention that the car has been fwd only for a couple of years now due to the VCU failing. Reading up on the internet it sounds like the IRD has failed, is that the transfer box ?
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