Good news, my friend did an amazing job and took both props & VCU off this morning, very grateful for that I can tell you! He's worked on Landrovers before and is a keen Landy owner but not specifically the Freelander. Anyway the VCU felt seized so I've been very lucky. He agreed noise from CV...

Thank you, looking back on it I'm guessing the garage just didn't want to work on my old Landy maybe? So gave me that quote and told me to scrap it to get rid of the problem? If so I'd rather they'd said take it elsewhere we don't want to do it! They probably didn't realise what the implications...

Thank you so very much for all your replies. They were very clear and not to full of tech-speak! In answer to whether I am happy with the garage that gave me a quote of £3500 to repair it and advised I should scrap it, that there was no option.......no! I've never used them before, I only went...

Thank you, so just to be clear (sorry) as long as the rear prop is removed and the oil changed in the existing IRD, I will be ok to drive it with the VCU in place and the IRD wont seize? I haven't noticed any stiffness in the steering just the clicking type noise on lock (which the garage said...

Hello, new to this forum and I know this topic has been talked about alot but I just can't seem to find this answer and would really appreciate some help. My garage told me the IRD has gone on my Freelander TD4 2001 amongst other stuff (clicking when steering on lock and thump from underneath)...

Hello, new to this forum and I know this topic has been talked about alot but I just can't seem to find this answer and would really appreciate some help. My garage told me the IRD has gone on my Freelander TD4 2001 amongst other stuff (clicking when steering on lock and thump from underneath)...