Will take a harder look at recent posts as they look very interesting but for now a point I thought of: Newtonian just means that if you plot viscosity vs shear rate it isn't a straight line with a positive slope through the origin. A Newtonian liquid in principle would also work because the...

Thanks Nodge68! That is very clear-cut, and practical When I bought my 2001 Td4 the props were on but he assured me that it had been run with no props - he had only ever put them back on for MOT, and to let me test drive with it on. It didn't seem to resist too much in reverse on lock...

Also, any chance that the plates buckle slightly with age?

I am just thinking aloud, posing questions (even if I didn't put a ? after everything, perhaps there should be one), not stating facts :) That is Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Says here in terms of shear rate (how fast you twist the plates with respect to each other) effect on viscosity they can...

Alibro, So you have got some of the fluid? If it is available I could maybe try to see if I could find someone here to do some viscosity vs temp tests

Thanks. All very clear now that I can see that the fluid viscosity is completely independent of temp until 100 C when it has a step change to high viscosity Except now I dont understand how the torque in the next graph drops as temp increases and why there isnt a large increase in torque at...

Thanks, Link explains it are the missing graphics available anywhere?

My curiosity has got the better of my fear of this thread. Oh dear :) I do tests at work in my Uni (not on this type of thing tho - I break fibreglass - but the thought processes are the same in terms of standardisation etc) so this kind of thing just interests me. I must admit I haven't read...

Just an update for anyone who comes across this via a search: I took the brake light switch off and sprayed it liberally with WD40 It looked like it could be taken apart - there were some clips - but as I didn't know what springs would fly out or which clips I would break I just sprayed WD40...

Will have a look when I get a chance. Actually, I think I have a noise from both sides. It seems to becoming from outer edges of front (subjective I know). Will also have to investigate to see if I can feel any vibrations from gear stick.

Next question: Why would an inner joint only make noise on full lock? Something to do with it being more extended or retracted on full lock?

Thanks! Excellent explanation

Thanks mucho, Been driving around last few days and it very rarely does it, and only then on a very steep ful lock corner, so I will keep an eye and do it in the nearish future I will also carefully check gaiters beforehand A genuine Q: If it only happens on full lock, isnt this when the outer...

Hi, I've recently taken the prop off of my new to me 2001 Td4 5-Door (it has mismatched tyres with new ones on front, it doesn't get very icy in Lisbon, it felt a bit tight in reverse on full lock, to be safe, my choice etc) Afterwards (it was probably there before I took prop off as well) I...

Re Rave: I've got triple boot Win10, Xubuntu & Debian Testing (last 2 Linux). I use Linux 100% at home (still learning, great fun) and Windows for work I mounted the iso easily enough in Linux, but was asked for passwords I tried Wine but got nowhere - never had much luck with that I then tried...

Thanks grumpy. I'll try another switch and see what happens. Do they just twist to unlock? (I had a quick peek under the pedal and it looks like it might be but I havent got a Haynes nor had time to work out how to mount the rave iso on linux yet) Leigh

Ah! The brake lights work, so this means the switch is not the culprit for the TC and descent lights? Electrics sometime work in mysterious ways so this might not be such a stupid question as it seems. Then again it might :)

Apart from the annoyance is there any problem with these lights coming on? Will it bugger anything up if I dont change the brake light switch for a week or two?

Thanks, My experience here with main dealers over the years (LR, ford, VW) has been exclusively extortionate prices and extremely bad and arrogant service. I have since found by chance an excellent electrical parts place on the other (S) side of the river called Simporal They told me there were...

Hi, I have recently bought (our 2nd) Freelander - Mk1 Td4 2001 5-door Just to say hello again. Hello. Are there any members who are Portuguese / Portugal-based? I'd like some inside info on which are the preferred parts companies (and even local forums, dare I ask?) in Portugal, since its been...