Hi all I am a proud owner of quite a decent old TD4 mk1 ..... with all the usual recomended bits added synergy etc. Decided to tow my unlaiden trailor up a slippery slope in driving rain. Maninly thick grass ... I have really good grippy AT Hankook tyres (one stage back from Knobblies) and good ground clearence as the exhaust has been replaced with SS bespoke item. Now I am not experienced at off roading ... but on trurning to go up slope I quickly lost all traction ......... soon the front wheels started spinning and the back wheels just remained totally motionless....all be it sunk in the ground by about 2 - 3 inches. There seemed to be absolutely no drive to the rear at all ........... I was in mondo mode!!!!
Q. Will a freelander with good VCU drive say 80% more power to rear wheels when required. Because I recon if I am lucky I mayme am getting 10%.
Now over twelve months ago I did replace the VCU with a reconditioned item from ,freelander-spares-uk . So you can imagine I am not best pleased ......... so a warning to all you members out there buy the original GKN part and stump up the extra £150 quid or so.
To make matters worse and really humiliate me my next door neighbour who scoffs at my little freebe ...... had to come and rescue me in his P38 Range Rover ..... which I hasten to add never slipped once. I sure I have read somwhere these use a viscous coupling....similar to Freebe
So I am sigining off now ..... really depressed embarresed and humiliated.
Q. Will a freelander with good VCU drive say 80% more power to rear wheels when required. Because I recon if I am lucky I mayme am getting 10%.
Now over twelve months ago I did replace the VCU with a reconditioned item from ,freelander-spares-uk . So you can imagine I am not best pleased ......... so a warning to all you members out there buy the original GKN part and stump up the extra £150 quid or so.
To make matters worse and really humiliate me my next door neighbour who scoffs at my little freebe ...... had to come and rescue me in his P38 Range Rover ..... which I hasten to add never slipped once. I sure I have read somwhere these use a viscous coupling....similar to Freebe
So I am sigining off now ..... really depressed embarresed and humiliated.