Delfine said:
Spoke to the garage the part I need is the IRD .... they didn't say anything about the VCU
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A worn VCU will have killed the IRD, so you will need both. Also with a Fleaby, remember that they are only 4 wheel drive, if and when the front wheels slip, so makes no difference in terms of towing - unless your'e on a slippery surface of course, then you are at a disadvantage - hope this make sense!
 
Yeah I think the Td4's are stronger my Di only has 95BHP :)
(think the torque is the same though... I believe mine is 210Nm)
 
Hi DD3, yes it makes perfect sense... I replace me VCU approx 3 weeks before the IRD broke :/ I guess it might be a case of testing it and seeing what it can cope with with the trailer and sand bags! :)
 
Delfine said:
I replace me VCU approx 3 weeks before the IRD broke :

That's a bugger!! Anyhow fine to tow as a 2WD. You will be aware that you need to pull away smooth as they will wheel spin - its all that horsepower!!:D
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Delfine said:
Hi DD3, yes it makes perfect sense... I replace me VCU approx 3 weeks before the IRD broke :/ I guess it might be a case of testing it and seeing what it can cope with with the trailer and sand bags! :)
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Well there you go then :). If all you need is the new IRD then Bell's will be the £615 and then probably a mornings labor I imagine. They are near Bewdly so it'd be a drive down but well worth it for the standard of work they do. So it will be alot less than £1500 for the part and god knows what your guy would have charged for fitting!!

Oh and btw the IRD is not any kind of brain - if anything it's dumber than spit. Kinda funny that he described it to you that way :D! You might want to pick up one of these too:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Freelander-Service-Repair-Manual-Manuals/dp/1859609295
 
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Also, the Rover L series diesel engine which yours has is by far the most reliable engine that was ever fitted to these cars. We hardly ever see problems with them here. If I were to buy a Freelander for under £2k I would buy one of those.

In fact the strategy I give to friends who are interested (surprisingly many) is budget about £2000, then get an L series for £1000 or under and spend the rest on new transmission and a full service :). Which is exactly what you are doing - happy Landy ownership awaits you!
 
That's not too far off just over 100 miles... I will give them a ring and see what they say, as you say might well worth me fixing it and it is a good car. I think I did just reach a point when £1500 was said to me that I have spent so much money fixing this car where comes the point to say STOP, to be honest not much more can go wrong or fall off :D

Have ordered the manual too! thanks for that :)
 
You really don't need to worry about towing that kind of weight, the FL will nicely cope with 2 tons, mine pulled our Fergie back on a stout 4 wheel trailer with no worries, so prob a little over 2 tons...
Get it fixed and back to 4wd, it will pull a loaded horse trailer across all sorts of slippery stuff, from experience a lot better than a lot of others will...
 
WLJayne said:
Also, the Rover L series diesel engine which yours has is by far the most reliable engine that was ever fitted to these cars. We hardly ever see problems with them here.
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(apart from my one which exploded quite spectacularly...)
 
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That is a sabot, a supersonic tungsten dart fired form tanks and such that can penetrate pretty much any armour.

Freelaner, where do you find those gifs :rolleyes:.
 
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Ah! - they didn't have those at Bovington in my day.

I'm really being edumicated tonight.

The nearest we had for darts was the kind Jocky Wilson used. :p
 
You know I once read somewhere that C130 crews used to just chuck buckets of tungsten flechettes out of the loading ramp on top of VC camps in 'Nam.

I've always said it would be cheaper to dump pennies out of bombers over Afghanistan. Cheaper than bombs.

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WLJayne said:
m1-tank-sabot.gif


That is a sabot, a supersonic tungsten dart fired form tanks and such that can penetrate pretty much any armour.

Freelaner, where do you find those gifs :rolleyes:.
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The sabot is the part that comes away from the missile. It's used when the projectile is smaller than the bore its fired from.

That photo looks like an APDSU (Armour Piercing Depleting Sabot Uranium) round.
 
mick 1986 said:
The sabot is the part that comes away from the missile. It's used when the projectile is smaller than the bore its fired from.

That photo looks like an APDSU (Armour Piercing Depleting Sabot Uranium) round.
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D'oh I forgot about that you're right!!! It's the shaped wadding rather than the projectile itself isn't it. Good point well made.
 
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