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the bearings from david beaumont were £32 a pair and have bedded in ok on mine

how thick is the old fluid which comes out and does it get thinner if it gets colder.coz the plug is very small.or can it be forced thou from other side ie compressed air .how did you get old fluid out.it seems that my new one has larger holes and larger plugs.poss to get old fluid out easy?.will be interesting to hear your results thanks dave

yep thats the point i was makeing.as with mine change it if in any doubt.as alot of the recon ones are made "loose" ie poss thinner fluid the freelander then has even less strain on it.and is a fraction of the price of a ird and diff when its to late(nice piece of input to the thread) dave

one mans tightening up is another mans ok.yer its ok to say that but i used a breakers bar and the vcu turned.then i reversed into a parking space on full lock on tarmac and one back wheel kept scuffing heavy.now i have new loose recon vcu its like a new car very smooth.why risk the ird and diff .is there any test which is 100%. my advice is just from personal experence.but now i have a very smooth freelander with 4 wheel drive that works spot on.and dont scuff its tyres away.its also vibration free at all speeds.the point of this tread is to tell peaple of the way i did it.and how the new vcu has worked. dave

the tippex test is done by putting a dot on each prop in the same place and on the viscous in a line.then drive a figure of 8 full lock backwards.the dots should go out of line if the dots are in the same place then the chances are its siezed.if the freelander feels like its brakeing when on full lock backwards ie like the handbrakes half on then its probally getting tight.the original vcu,s did feel a bit tight that was normal.ie you should be able to do a full lock u turn backwards on tickover. without stalling or excessive engine drag at tickover with clutch right up.the vcu is a form of fluid clutch and allows slip so no damage is done to the ird of diff from excessive strain so both props can move at diffrant speeds.but if front wheels/prop spin faster than rear then vcu heats up and locks both props to give solid 4 wheel drive and as it cools it lets the slip come back. hope this helps dave

try reversing the heater hoses so the flow goes the other way so many peaple use leak stopper with the head gasket problems it bungs the heater up so the heater matix becomes clogged up try adding coolent flush as well so the matix gets cleaned inside.better flow more heat!

just brought a new viscous coupling which has zero braking on full lock and the freelander 18 new drives like a brand new one the viscous is a recon which has been reconditioned to be :loose: no more bad tyre were problems.the unit i took off was not seized but was starting to feel tight.the price of the new one was £225+vat and only £5.00 postage (nextday) it came from david beaumont 4x4 gearbox specialist in halifax. telephone number 01422 244587 .as i said mine was tight when on full lock and felt like the brakes were coming on a bit now its totally free.also i did the 'tippex test on the old one and the dots did move apart.the back wheel was notchey and hard to turn .but now with the new recon unit it is quite easy to turn by hand useing just the tyre jacked up.so heres to the next 50.000 miles.the old viscous had done 52000 mile and was just getting tight.not gonna risk the ird or dif so got a recon that has now made the freelander feel like a new 4x4 again hope this helps anyone with doubts about there viscous dave

yer got it dirty..and got its first off road scuff..personalised my way

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just brought a freelander v reg 2000 for 1000 quid.50.000 miles full mot.just done all the usual checks the vc turns by hand with 1 wheel jacked up by wrestling the tyre no bar needed tipex the props and thay moved apart. 1800 petrol very smooth.all the usual stuff air con under seat cd player tinted glass.thanks to all the bad press wow what a bargin.oh yer and yes i knew the last owner he had it 2 years and only regular servicing. why do a post like this......well it dont have to be all gloom and doom.and yes the head gasket was replaced 4 years ago...yes it has road noise and vibs.but nothing to strong or loud.all in all a great run about. oh yer it has kumho road tyres just put them on full new set of four 336 quid...if it lasts a year or two for that price cant complain..