hi I last posted here twelve months ago about a wobble that was not wheel wobble and after a new viscose joint new drive shafts four wheel alignment and new tyres with wheels balanced the problem still remains though not as bad,so today I took off the prop shaft and the wobble has gone worse though now its at speeds of about fifty to seventy mph any more ideas,thanks.Kieron
htr
Well-Known Member
Tyres would seem a good bet, all inflated evenly? Check carefully I have seen dud tyres - even from reputable brands/sellers. No unpleasant lumps or bulges?
Unlikely but no rim damage is there? My son's car suffered front suspension damage and it knocked / wobbled only when turning left under power. Damage rim and bent suspension component!
Is the wobble more pronounced one side to other, or front / rear? Rear sub-frame attached securely?
Unlikely but no rim damage is there? My son's car suffered front suspension damage and it knocked / wobbled only when turning left under power. Damage rim and bent suspension component!
Is the wobble more pronounced one side to other, or front / rear? Rear sub-frame attached securely?
moving on again,on my return from north wales a clunking sound has developed as I either throttle up or take my foot off the throttle .it is very reminiscent of the old mini engine stabiliser bar bushes gone when the engine used to rock back and forth when the rubber bush was worn is there any similar bush on the freelander,thanks.Kieron
steadyaway
Active Member
Quick question, have you had any problems with the battery recently? Is it auto or manual?
Off it still does it without the prop I would start looking at the inner joints on the drive shafts. Sounds like it's a FL1 TD4? I have had a similar issue that unlike tyre wobble was not present at a constant speed but there during acceleration/deceleration. Only way I fixed this was with a genuine drive shaft as the aftermarket ones all exhibited the problem
thanks for the help,i am leaning towards the drive shafts they have been replaced but they where not genuine shafts, I am sure I have read somewhere on the forum the makers of the good ones so I will endeavour to read the posts again to get the information thanks all very much.Kieron
freelandie71
Active Member
This sounds familiar this wobble thing. Turns out to be the NSF inner drive shaft joint. The grease had completely perished and the joint wore out. So much so that when the shaft was pulled out one of the three bearing just fell off.
