Kiteboarder Ken
Member
Hello All and thank you in advance for any advice. I have searched forums but no luck on troubleshooting this issue on my Defender 90 200 tdi. I have had a "clunk of death" since I imported this creampuff to Tampa Florida about 1 year ago. I use the Landy for kiteboarding only which is infrequently and relatively short distances. Today as I was merrily returning home from a decent kiting session, thinking to myself "I really enjoy this vehicle" when all of a sudden after shifting into 3rd and slightly accelerating I heard a loud "clunk" and it was just like being in neutral. I tried to engage transfer case (difficult to shift and couldn't get it in high at all) still no movement. If I put it in 3rd or 4th gear and release the clutch it has a slight grinding sound. Not so much in 1st or 2nd gear. The clutch seems to feel and operate fine but I am not ruling that out as the culprit. My buddy towed me home with a strap and as we reached about 30 miles per hour the transmission started making a clicking or grinding sound which proceeded all the way home at all speeds. I read something about "meshing gears" "side shaft" or "drive flange" . Sorry that these vehicles are very rare here and nobody has much knowledge on working on them. I am a decent shade tree mechanic and apologize if those terms are common knowledge but perhaps we call them something else here. If I could know where to start to evaluate and determine what exactly has failed I would really appreciate it! Thanks again. Cheers!