when will the penny drop , drive train death

Hello all , in my opinion the main cause of IRD/FINAL DRIVE/VCU FAILURE is mismatched tyres , most new owners of the freelander 1 when they get one have not got a clue of the unique 4x4 permanent drive train , with the viscous coupling unit , i was one , it beggers beleif how main dealers , the large garage chains ,and tyre dealers also have not got a clue , once you know the score fine , you can advise others as i have done , i love my fl1 , and i bet theres a few more on ere that do , it ****es me right off when i say i have a freelander , and i am told they suffer from drive train failure WHY because theres a lack of forthcoming information on the tyre issue REPLACE ALL 4 WITH THE SAME SIZE/MAKE/BRAND/MODEL 4 brand new tyres is a pain but cheeper by far than a replacement IRD/VCU/FINAL DRIVE am i right or am i wrong

part right. part wrong.

The Mad Hat Man said:

part right. part wrong.

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It is a possible theory though

Ian jones said:

It is a possible theory though

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so is washing it in cat poo.

never one definitive answer for drivetrain failure, there is a lot to be taken into account to prevent it , and its all on lz somewhere

op2:

It cant be just down to bad workmanship can it

Ian jones said:

It cant be just down to bad workmanship can it

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bad design

And small fury things!

Gremlins

jamesmartin said:

bad design

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that's a more feasable answer, bad workmanship by the designers

Freelaner said:

that's a more feasable answer, bad workmanship by the designers

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What's up with gremlins?

Freelaner said:

that's a more feasable answer, bad workmanship by the designers

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So what % is caused by mismatched tyres

1.636%

Diesel Do said:

What's up with gremlins?

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they dint fit them to the k series (it were built by gremlins)

Gremlin power
Beats the hamsters in the td4s!

Diesel Do said:

Gremlin power
Beats the hamsters in the td4s!

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actual footage from BMW of a TD4 starting cycle

Have seen a few FL1 with odd tyre makes and tyre depths

Most of the sets of used wheels on ebay are the same

Tyre places like to fit new one's on the front too :doh:

thing is...it's all on here!

you dunt need a new fred MHM and others have covered all this afore, the search button is your friend

K Series rule