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Also check your rear differential mounts & bushes, they tend to wear out and the diff starts moving too much.

I know, he lifted the car on a car lift and took out the diff completely, so I imagine he had lot of space to work and did not check the original position of the old mount&bush. I'm happy though that I managed to fix it, it was very annoying to randomly buy parts and see if the noise goes away :)

After replacing all the bushes from the rear arms, sound was still there. I finally found out what was causing the problem. 3 months ago I changed the rear diff mounts, all 3 of them. The sound was very similar to metal rubbing against metal. So I checked the diff mounts again, and guess what...

sure, it is RAL 6011 https://www.ralcolorchart.com/ral-classic/ral-6011-reseda-green

I know... it was also something I thought off. In June I replaced them with a new set, original OEM (all 3 of them). The weird thing is that they somehow seem to be a bit weaker/looser than the old ones :) I was thinking of ordering some polyurethane diff bushes, what do you guys think?

Bushes in the trailing arms are good, they were replaced 3 months ago. How can I check the subframe? A visual inspection? Thanks.

Update: I've done the one wheel up test, everything good. Also replaced the rear diff & drive shafts, but sound is still there. At the moment, the mechanic is trying to change the rubber bushes from all the 4 inferior joints & the long bolt that goes through the hub carrier. We saw some wear on...

I think this might be the case... I took the car today to a workshop and they will take the diff down. When I bought the car, one year ago, I did the VCU test with the weight and stuff and everything was running smooth. Are we supposed to test it every x months? In my case, it looks like a the...

Yes, the sound was ever louder before VCU recon. That's why I decided to get it reconditioned. Recon was done here in Romania, recommended by people from the local club.

Another interesting fact: for one week I drove the car without the propshaft, because the VCU was being reconditioned. And during that week there was absolutely no sound.

Hello everybody! So I have 2003 Freelander, TD4 engine, automatic gearbox. I hear a noise from the back of the car, rear central. It's a crackling/popping noise, every half a second, when I steer/turn the car almost max left and right. It's not very loud but you can definitely hear it. This does...