Freelander help

Alibro said:

Yes
Grab it and push it around. If it's solid they're OK if it moves they're shot.
Do the same with your drive shafts. If you feel the issue through the steering and the gearstick it's likely a drive shaft, not the prop shaft.
Cheap aftermarket drive shafts will cause the same sort of issue.

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Alibro said:

Do you mean towards and away from the wheel? If so that's OK but they could still be cheapo after market. Aftermarket tend to have round cups at the gearbox end, genuine have three grooves in the cups

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Bobthecar said:

Yes towards and away from the wheel

I'l have a check in the morning to see if they are genuine or not.

Are new driveshafts easy to fit or a complete pain. I am no mechanic but am prepared to try

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Alibro said:

A pain but dooable in a morning.

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Alibro said:

It sounds like your not feeling any movement to indicate a faulty CV joint. If it were faulty you'd know it as you would hear a bang when driving on full lock. The problem with cheap aftermarket driveshafts is even though you can't feel any issue when pushing them with your hand you will feel a vibration in the gearstick and steering when accelerating

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Alibro said:

It sounds like your not feeling any movement to indicate a faulty CV joint. If it were faulty you'd know it as you would hear a bang when driving on full lock. The problem with cheap aftermarket driveshafts is even though you can't feel any issue when pushing them with your hand you will feel a vibration in the gearstick and steering when accelerating

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