JockHiltz

Member

• Nov 1, 2023

• #1

My 2003 TD5 defender 90 has started vibrating/shaking when accelerating... I can let off the throttle and it disappears and can even drive with a light foot and its fine... start to accelerate or push it up a hill it starts to shake....
also some metal clink/clanking noise... but I know I have a rear strut mount gone and getting some noise there, but sounds like similar noises coming from up front,

 

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lynall

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Nov 1, 2023

• #2

Check props, then check them again.

 

miktdish

Guns n Chainsaws

Full Member

• Nov 1, 2023

• #3

Take the rear prop off.
Engage 4WD (diff lock on).
Drive around ...

is it OK = Yes, order a new propshaft or UJ's and refit.
= No, put it back on and remove the front propshaft and repeat.

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Nov 2, 2023

• #4

Vibration is sign that UJ is seizing. The sound of canaries tweeting is joint is once again free but dry and when things start to rattle/clatter shaft is in danger of coming apart.
Neighbour ignored the last and front prop came free and smashed gearbox case of his Puma!

 

JockHiltz

Member

• Nov 2, 2023

• #5

Boooo…. Yeah it just started happening 3 days ago… it’s my daily driver and parts take about 7 days to get to me in Canada…

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Nov 2, 2023

• #6

As said above if you can find and remove the affected prop, then you can drive in diff lock [ok to do this as a temporary measure ] Drive lightly with care, more so if rear prop off as you can get some odd feeling in steering.