This may help someone who has knocking/banging when they put their foot down (typical rear diff perishing fault).
So today I have replaced my rear diff mounts, and have to admit it is relatively easy for a non-mechanical people - like me!
So put the Freelander on ramps (on level ground) chocked the front wheels and put handbrake on etc.
Sliding under the car from the rear i tested the fault - i.e. pushed the diff up and it moved at least 2" and then obviously let it down.
Next i slackened all six bolts that fix the three mounts to the diff, i have to add whilst some of these bolts seem to be out of reach, they were all slackened by finding the right angle, and i used a ratchet with i think a 12mm socket.
With all of these slack, i then turned to the bolts that run through the dampers holding the mounts to the sub-frame. This is an 18mm Socket, and the only one of the three bolts that caused some slight trouble was the passenger side one, which after using a longer bar and the multi-direction bit loosened.
Now i took all the bolts out of all the mounts because I could not get the front mount out by just taking it bolts out alone. Once all the mounts were unbolted, the diff then mount just that bit more to the passenger side to allow me to get the front mount out over the sub frame and get the new one in (taking note of which way round it needs to be to fit correctly! i put this in up-side down first!!).
With the front mount in properly I then proceeded to get the other two in place and the bolts started into the diff all-round. Once these were well started i then used my right arm to push up the diff and locate the front and drivers side dampers bolts (having sprayed some wd40 on the threads) then once these were located I used my left arm to push up the diff, and locate the last damper bolt.
I then systematically went round all the bolts in turn, tightened and finally checked again.
Tools out and then i road tested - after l tidied up!
After the road test - no more banging when accelerating! No more clonking!
Job done!
Tom
So today I have replaced my rear diff mounts, and have to admit it is relatively easy for a non-mechanical people - like me!
So put the Freelander on ramps (on level ground) chocked the front wheels and put handbrake on etc.
Sliding under the car from the rear i tested the fault - i.e. pushed the diff up and it moved at least 2" and then obviously let it down.
Next i slackened all six bolts that fix the three mounts to the diff, i have to add whilst some of these bolts seem to be out of reach, they were all slackened by finding the right angle, and i used a ratchet with i think a 12mm socket.
With all of these slack, i then turned to the bolts that run through the dampers holding the mounts to the sub-frame. This is an 18mm Socket, and the only one of the three bolts that caused some slight trouble was the passenger side one, which after using a longer bar and the multi-direction bit loosened.
Now i took all the bolts out of all the mounts because I could not get the front mount out by just taking it bolts out alone. Once all the mounts were unbolted, the diff then mount just that bit more to the passenger side to allow me to get the front mount out over the sub frame and get the new one in (taking note of which way round it needs to be to fit correctly! i put this in up-side down first!!).
With the front mount in properly I then proceeded to get the other two in place and the bolts started into the diff all-round. Once these were well started i then used my right arm to push up the diff and locate the front and drivers side dampers bolts (having sprayed some wd40 on the threads) then once these were located I used my left arm to push up the diff, and locate the last damper bolt.
I then systematically went round all the bolts in turn, tightened and finally checked again.
Tools out and then i road tested - after l tidied up!
After the road test - no more banging when accelerating! No more clonking!
Job done!
Tom
:doh:!
