escocia38 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Hi, I just bought my new Freelancer (2000 model) at the beginning of last week and was wondering if some of the experts on the forum could answer a few questions for me. 1/ Am I right in saying that all Freelanders are 4x4 - they operate in 2WD and just go into 4WD when needed? 2/ I notice that mine only has one fan behind the radiator - is this normal/important? It's a non-air con version and doesn't seem to get hot in traffic (touch wood!) 3/ Sometimes when going around a sharp corner slowly, and when engaging into 2nd gear there is a bit of a thus from the back somewhere. This will tipically happen if you pull out onto a main road and change into 2nd as you are turning. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llanigraham Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Hi,I just bought my new Freelancer (2000 model) at the beginning of last week and was wondering if some of the experts on the forum could answer a few questions for me. 1/ Am I right in saying that all Freelanders are 4x4 - they operate in 2WD and just go into 4WD when needed? 2/ I notice that mine only has one fan behind the radiator - is this normal/important? It's a non-air con version and doesn't seem to get hot in traffic (touch wood!) 3/ Sometimes when going around a sharp corner slowly, and when engaging into 2nd gear there is a bit of a thus from the back somewhere. This will tipically happen if you pull out onto a main road and change into 2nd as you are turning. Many thanks. 1 No they are 4x4 partly all the time, with a small amount of drive to the rear that increases when the VCU senses slip. 2 Correct. 3 Check the condition of the rear diff nose support. These fail and cause that noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperion Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 1 No they are 4x4 partly all the time, with a small amount of drive to the rear that increases when the VCU senses slip.2 Correct. 3 Check the condition of the rear diff nose support. These fail and cause that noise. 3: Possible a IRD/VCU fail. I had the well known IRD/ VCU failure, the sound started like you describe. Are the VCU and gearbox replaced/ repaired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blippie Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 The clunking noise is most likey the rear diff mount or possibly the VCU mounts, laballed above. Cheers Blippie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escocia38 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Thanks guys, Is this Serious? Expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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