I'm having trouble removing the IRD. Seems as though the welded plate (for the front right lower mount) on the front cross member is causing the IRD to be Jammed / and is extremely difficult to remove. I've been thinking about removing the front cross member. Are there any known problems with...

Ok managed to get the Hub free (still hanging there) by two horizontal bolts. Keep the base mount of the hub in place. I'm following the Haynes Freelander book now which is quite useful. I disagree with the Haynes book with regards to removing the right driveshaft from the IRD. There is...

Blippie. Maybe ? The nuts are fixed to bolt plates on the muffler joint / grinding or chisling might deform the bolt leaving it very hard to re-fit. The blow torch did nothing in the way of destroying the thread on the bolt / infact the thread was 'cleaned' up by the release of the nut and the...

Taking the exhaust manifold is hard / I had to use a blow torch on the 3 nuts to release them from the rear joint. Still cant get to the top one and have ripped a 15mm socket appart trying so. But that socket was made in Taiwan / the West German socket i've aquired from dad came off without even...

I'll be sure to mark relative positions from now on. At this point, I am having difficulty figuring out the best way to remove the IRD :rolleyes: :) It's quite a convoluted little rhizome with things plugin into it allover the joint... This is the first step I am yet to overcome / I agree the...

So as an inventory of components for the IRD interior, there are. 1. The Crown Wheel 2. The Pinion 3. is it 7 bearings ? I am processing an order on these items, which are coming from a gears and bearings manufacturer in India for little more than AU$100 plus shipping. Will keep you posted on...

I didn't mark the relative position when I removed the rear coupling (shaft) from the IRD. .Is this going to be a problem ? Yep, I'll be good to go quite soon. I've sourced a crown wheel and pinion + bearings from a British dealer. Who knows ? If my CWP teeth are in relatively good nick, I may...

Yes it did ! Very much / One thing though, mine is a petrol 1.8 so I think removing the transfer case is slightly different. Do I need to remove the exhaust manifold away from the base of the transfer box, before removing ? Is there a diagram for the best way to remove it ? I imagine the...

Hiya Mad Hat. . Yeah I find the search function on this forum to be quite sticky. . .Its not very simple. Have yu done a search, as these probs have been covered gazillions of times and there are a couple of complete threads in the general Q's and A's bit?

In relation to this entire thread / and despite an interesting journey, the final resting problem is in the IRD (Transfer Case). By removing the prop-shaft and having it inspected by Landrover / there is nothing wrong with the prop/drive-shaft or the VCU. I've also had the rear diff checked, and...

Thank you Blippie ! I think youve just about summed it up ! Yep Mondo Mode felt like driving a front wheel transit van with a block of lead in the back. Will take it easier around corners till fixed. Thanks again mate !

Hey man. . I've read about you before ! Are you the fella with the Camel Trophy freelander ? Your like a celebrity dude. :)

Ahh yeah that makes sense ! My rear diff mounts were requiring replacement. Damn ! If only I had taken it into landrover last week like I was going to, none of this may have eventuated. Perhaps my rear diff gave way ? Hopefully not - Causing movement in the drive shaft and the upsurgence of...

You Barstard ! Your the bugger that swapped em round ! hehehehe. . . In any case, I'm now driving a Frontlander. . .hahahaha !!!!! And i've also just been informed that a Frontlander is actually quite a bit better on fuel than a Freelander so neh neh neh , !!

The moral of the story. . .and perhaps a theory on the whole Transfer Box mystery. There is nothing innately terrible about the Landrover Freelander Transfer Case. . . If this VCU destroyed itself in a savage manner/ it may well have taken the transfer box along with it resulting in Cluster...

Here are the photo's of the rear wheel drive shaft removed from the vehicle. image 1. Is the remaining exposed transfer case drive socket. . . image 2. Is the remaining exposed rear diff. . . image 3. Is a close up of the VCU you will see the damage where the rubber has worn / torn away with...

In relation to the above mentioned Question .. . Transfer Box ?? The answer is NO ! :) The answer exists somewhere in the rear wheel drive shaft. The final result being a problem with the Viscosity Coupling Unit. Viscous coupling unit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I have removed the...

OK fellas . . . After much questioning on cost etc / i've found that this **** is going to cost approx $6000 to do properly / which is just too much. So ! I'm going to keep to this thread and pull my machine appart myself attempting to re-furbish as I go. I will try and keep photo's etc of...

On further questioning, i've found that the transfer case usually buggers up as a result of the VCU unit failing , either rubber seals or etc breaking (which makes the screeching noise). . .Apparently this will cause the transfer case to eventually fail. . .I imagine if your going fast enough /...

I was thinking about removing the rear drive shaft. . .Will this convert it to a simple 2wd ? without the clunking grinding etc ?