200 tdi sudden loss of handling, rear end swaying all over place,,i,m worried

hi guys again,
was taking my son to karate tonight,drove over speed hump slowly ,as you do,
then my landie lost all control,
had to drive home at max. 5mph and that was hard going,
horrible clunking and banging going on ,
had a quick look and i know very little,
rear wheels aint straight, both parallel,but aiming to side slightly,
rear wheels sitting far back in wheel arches,
rear right wheel looks as though it is sticking out past the arch more than left wheel
rear axle looks as though it is tilting forward to the ground?
springs and shocks look ok but i dont really know
rear propshaft (the turning bar that joins box to axle)is coming away from box, i can see the splines and the rest of it,
couldnt see much more as it is dark and wet,
there has been a clunking sound when changing gear for a while now,like when i let the clutch out and gear engages,or if i push on and off the gas,

any advice would be great , dont worry deano advice would be amazing,
i think this one is going to cost alot,

please and thanks deano

take pics n post.
compare lh side to rh side.

Tell him to take the bus next week.

it's fooked!

a frame ball joint popped out (on top in middle of axle),has it been clunking for a good while ,or trailing arm mounting snapped

or both

repair panels and body mounts for all Landrovers, including Range Rover Classic, Defender, Series, Discovery are probably going to become your new best friend.

Trailing arm my bet rusty axle casing. Im with JM

moorlo said:

repair panels and body mounts for all Landrovers, including Range Rover Classic, Defender, Series, Discovery are probably going to become your new best friend.

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the problem is with axle not body

thanks james,
i will go and check them right now ,
though i dont know if i can identify trailing arm ??
but i do know the ball joint above diff,
i will keep posting ,
ta deano

Trailing arm: Black tube arrowed in this pic.



One on each side, bolt from axle to chassis to prevent rear-axle steering.

hi
maybe not its pishing down and my torch bulb has just blown,
so tomorrow it is,
i think the clunking was coming from propshaft , but not sure,
all i know is i had to change gear very gently to prevent the clunking,
it looks as though the axle has came loose,
moved to the side and backwards,and tilted forward, which has allowed the prop to come free,
is the trailing arm mount a big job to fix?
thanks deano,
ps, a big thanks to all genuine replies, i would be lost without them,
the rest of yi can f__k off ,, lol

depends if mount has ripped off new ones can be welded on if case good enough,new arms are easy enough to fit

thanks tom,
i know the mounts now,
does the mount plate on the underside sit flush on under side of chassis?
both of mine dont,
but i cant tell if they are meant to be like that ,
ta

triling arm runs from bracket welded to chassis side to bracket on front of axle

Copied from one of me old freds....

This was the problem



I got these weld-on brackets from a local Indy for £12 each (I suspect that he got them from Paddocks)



I spent a happy hour and a half grinding off the old brackets and my son them came around and welded them on for me



All I need to do now is paint them.

hi again
just checked again and its the trailing arm mount on drivers side,
the other end from your green arrow tom,
i take it, the broken mount will have to be ground off and e new one welded on?
also does it need to be a pro welder or could i do it ? ( i can stick weld amaturish)

like it they use britparts part number

thats the one trewey,
snapped clean through,
how do i line the axle up to refit the bar?
can i do this on the ground?
cause i cant drive her,