Are these any good???

As above

LAND ROVER FREELANDER VISCOUS COUPLING 1.8 2.0 TD4 DERV on eBay (end time 12-Apr-11 12:04:34 BST)

Been looing at getting one for the mrs' freelander but wanted to make sure they were good first !

Appologies if this is a daft question

Anyone???

I am in no way criticising freelander spares as advertised on the link given. I have little experience with freelander VCU's as touch wood mine has been fine to date. I am merely repeating various things which have been posted on this forum, and are available to anyone who does a search

been a few issues lately with VCU's being refurbished. I cannot remember the name of the firm involved and IN NO WAY AM I SUGGESTING IT WAS THESE PEOPLE, I REALLY CAN'T REMEMBER, but they were essentially supplying units which wouldn't lock up as the viscous fluid was missing. *** edit - they were called Beaumont link to thread below ***

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/vcu-where-purchase-128238.html

There was also another firm on ebay who were taking money and not supplying the goods, but I do not think it was these people. *** edit, it wasn't, they were called freelanderirdspecialists, link to thread below ***

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/update-freelanderirdspecialists-con-artists-121509.html

Have a look at this too:

Ashcroft Transmissions - Viscous Coupling

ashcroft are very highly regarded, but slightly more expensive.

also, some good things have been said about bell

If you do a search in the freelander section, you'll find the details of the dodgy firms as well as the gooduns.

good luck

Optimus Prime said:

I cannot remember the name of the firm involved

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It was Freelander IRD Specialists. Don't think they're trading any more, not under that name anyway

I got my replacement VCU from them and no problems so far.

Thanks for the replys people

My pal is a trader and can get a new unit for 390+ vat but then I'd have to buy the bearings to go with...hence the reason I was looking into these units as they come ready to bolt in

you will find these units will be fitted with cheap bearings and not gkn ones.

cremator said:

you will find these units will be fitted with cheap bearings and not gkn ones.

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Will the cheap bearings cause any problems?

The car belongs to the wife and only does 3 mile per day with the occasional run out to the country with the dog