All,

Having just replaced the swivel ball, bearings and associated seals and gaskets I've (well my wife) have enjoyed 2 weeks of happy motoring, until yesterday when my wife phoned me to say that the Landy was making a loud squeaking noise, some vibration and loss of power!!!

So last night checked that it was'nt the belts slipping, all ok, and took it for a quick test drive, no squeaking?

Always difficult to hear any odd noise over the usual rattles, squeaks and bangs which are common. But with the window down (bloody cold last night) there was a loud squeak, loss of power and vibration. Especially with the power on.

No squeak with engine in neutral (and revved) and less when coasting in gear?

It's almost like tranmission wind up, everything getting tight etc etc but the centre diff isn't locked.

Seems like it's someting to do with the transmission, prop shaft, worn universal joints, could be the vibration and squeaking bit when under load, but where does the loss in power come from??

Trouble is I cannot really investigate without rollers or rolling road, or straping someone to the chasis to find out where the cause is. We've come such a long way me and the landy to give up now and go to a garage.

Help!

Pellham123

Not A Real Help With Out Seeing But To Find A Squeak In Noisey Engine , Take A Metal Bar And Put 1 End Of Possible Offending Engine Parts The Other End Needs To Go On Your Ear This Will Amplify The Sound Whilst Drowning Out The Ambiant Sound . You Will Really Be Able To Tell Collapesd Bearing Ect , Ya Can Even Hear Your Injectors Click On And Off .

If Ya Want To Go A Stage Further Buy A Mechanics Stethoscope (about A Tenner From Somewhere Such As Machine Mart

If Ya Can Rule Out The Engine Using The Above Method Then Jack Front Or Back Axles Up (both Wheels Off The Ground ) Then Get Ya Missus To Spin The Wheel Back And Forth For Checkin The Axles/ Uj/prop Shafts/halfshafts

Just Check Ya Front And Rear Tires Are Same Size ,if Different Sizes It Will Bugger Ya Transfer Box (ya Be Surprised How Many People Do This )

Loss Of Power Combined With A Squeak Or Scream /whistle Suggests Turbo , Pull Ya Pipe Off (make Sure Its Cold ) Stick Ya Fingers In Find Turbo Planes And Ctr Hub Give It A Wiggle ,should Not Be Alot Of Movement (1/2 Mm )