Disco 2 rumble

Hiya all
Can't we tell it's holiday time, my Disco 2 is having a bad time. She is a 1998 TD5 Manual diesel.
So coming home from work I could hear a slight rumble noise around 50mph......but as I approached the built up area, I eased off the accelerator and the noise was worse......under power was ok, off power noisey. Sounds like a wheel bearing type of noise. She had a new dmf, clutch, gearbox rebuild and front prop replacement approx 8 months ago. I did notice a couple of days ago when coming to a halt a sort of judder and sort of 2mph to zero.....
Are we thinking transfer box??? Actually I touched the handbrake drum and I was surprised how hot it was, is that normal??
Any advise would be welcomed.

Cheers
Steve

Hi Steve,

Please accept, I'm no expert, but trying to learn fast, I've had my first Disco 2 for 9 months after 35 years of Citroens. I have a similar rumble/vibration, but at 65 to 70mph, but it seems less pronounced than yours. The similarity is that it is worse if I back off the accelerator. A bit of internet trawling suggested maybe the rear propshaft flexible coupling, even if it looks OK, but they often show cracks around the bolt holes. Mine looks slightly "perished" so I'm going to replace it anyway when the kit arrives here in deepest rural France. It's apparently a very easy job to replace, not too expensive although I'm going for the GKN version, according to RAVE and Haynes and I'll let you know how it goes.

My "rumble" has got no worse since owning the car.

I can't comment on the temperature of the handbrake drum, I've not touched it yet, but surely, significant heat could only come from binding shoes? A bit of heat transfer from the transfer box perhaps, but not surprisingly hot.

Cheers.

If the drum is hotter than the back of the transfer box in front of it then the heat cannot have been transferred and must be due to binding shoes. Chock the wheels, jack up one rear wheel so it is free to turn, release the handbrake, turn the rear wheel to rotate the prop and drum and slacken off the adjuster just enough so it does not bind.
OPs rumble could well be wheel bearings, but could be something more serious like a CV joint.

I'm in SW France, Tarn, near Mazamet. pm me if need help. Know a very good LR garage nearby.

Stanleysteamer said:

I'm in SW France, Tarn, near Mazamet. pm me if need help. Know a very good LR garage nearby.

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Stanley, how kind. We are in 16350 so it may be a bit of a trek!

The kit arrived today, will have a go this weekend if my wife allows me Landy Time!

Have a great weekend.

Yep, nearly 5 hours is a bit of a trek!

PopPops said:

Stanley, how kind. We are in 16350 so it may be a bit of a trek!

The kit arrived today, will have a go this weekend if my wife allows me Landy Time!

Have a great weekend.

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Hope you get it fixed OK.