Dear Forumites
The car is a Freelander 2l TD4. • When you pull away hard, only the rear wheels spin • When you jack one wheel up in the front, you can turn it freely while the gearbox is engaged • When you jack one wheel up in the rear, you cannot turn it freely while the gearbox is engaged • With one rear wheel jacked up, the jacked wheel spins and the car doesn't drive. • With one front wheel jacked up, the jacked wheel doesn't spin and the car doesn't drive. So a broken VCU is possible but cannot be tested before drive to the front wheels is restored. A mechanic here says a completely stripped CV joint would have the same symptoms, but I would expect it to make some grinding noise, at least, but there is absolute silence from the front drive. So I strongly suspect the IRD. Am I right? How am I going to be certain?
Best regards
Arthur
