Hi Everyone. Just bought a 2002 1.8 Freelander 1 petrol engine. I disconnected the prop today to see if it might get rid of the 3 amigo lights but now the Jeep will not engage front wheel drive. The coupling to the prop from the engine moves and speeds up when the accelerator is pressed and it goes anticlockwise when reverse gear is engaged but the jeep will not move. I thought without the prop shaft the FWD would make the jeep move nothing happens if i engage any gear. Anyone have any ideas as to what i can try next to get it moving. I'll reconnect the prop shaft tomorrow to see if that gets it moving but i still dont understand why the RWD seems to work but not the FWD
Removing the prop shouldn't stop it driving in front wheel drive. If it drives with the prop connected then the centre diff is taking up all the drive and you have a problem with your gearbox.
You'd probably get better help posting in the correct forum though:
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/land-rover-freelander.9/
You'd probably get better help posting in the correct forum though:
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/land-rover-freelander.9/
And stop calling it a Jeep.
saxavordian
Well-Known Member
JEEP!
LOLZ.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Not got a clue about Freelanders.
I do know you have posted this in the wrong section. So I have reported it, and you should get moved into the Freelander section at some stage.
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
It's a fault with the spline link through the gearbox. It's probably quite common, but most people wouldn't notice, as the rear is doing all the work.
Removing the propshaft won't effect the 3 lights, as those are an electronic issue, not a mechanical issue.
Oh and it's a Land Rover, not a JEEP!!
GrumpyGel
Well-Known Member
The IRD is 'driven' by a slpined input shaft from the gearbox. Directly driven from that shaft is the PTO for the propshaft to the rear axle. As the PTO is turning, we know drive is getting into the IRD.
At the end of that input shaft is a differential driving the front axle. Its a 'standard' open diff - so it will send torque to the wheel with least resistance. So somewhere between the diff and 1 of the wheels is broken - meaning there is no resistance and the other wheel will not be driven.
The driveshaft for the RH wheel plugs straight into the output from the diff. This is known to fail due to wear on the inner CV on the driveshaft. The CV wear causes wear on the output support bearing in the IRD and drive can be lost.
The driveshaft for the LH wheel plugs into the gearbox casing. The IRD output is picked up by a short splined shaft that goes through the gearbox to the driveshaft. The splines on this shaft (or output from IRD) are what @Nodge68 is referring to.
Pretty sure the IRD will need to be removed to find the fault - definitely to fix it.
Oh and it's a Land Rover, not a JEEP!!
At the end of that input shaft is a differential driving the front axle. Its a 'standard' open diff - so it will send torque to the wheel with least resistance. So somewhere between the diff and 1 of the wheels is broken - meaning there is no resistance and the other wheel will not be driven.
The driveshaft for the RH wheel plugs straight into the output from the diff. This is known to fail due to wear on the inner CV on the driveshaft. The CV wear causes wear on the output support bearing in the IRD and drive can be lost.
The driveshaft for the LH wheel plugs into the gearbox casing. The IRD output is picked up by a short splined shaft that goes through the gearbox to the driveshaft. The splines on this shaft (or output from IRD) are what @Nodge68 is referring to.
Pretty sure the IRD will need to be removed to find the fault - definitely to fix it.
Oh and it's a Land Rover, not a JEEP!!
Did anyone mention, it's not a Jeep 
Thanks for that. Sorry not sure what you mean by right forum
For now I wouldn't worry about which section of the forum, as a beady eyed mod moved it, after it was reported as wrong place
.Pay more attention to the advice
.J
What do i call it?
Turboman
Mab An Gov
A Freelander. Or an SUV.
GrumpyGel
Well-Known Member
Turboman
Mab An Gov
It does, but that doesn't mean they were made by Rover.The badge on mine say Land Rover
They were made by Ford, or BMW.
GrumpyGel
Well-Known Member
Don't start that rubbish up again.
They are as much Land Rover as any other car carrying the Land Rover or Range Rover badge of the time or since.
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
They were, but there's also a lot of Rover parts in it.
The FL1 was a parts bin special, with parts from Rover, BMW and some Ford parts too.
