IRD blanking

My mechanic says it's not possible to blank off the ird on my 2006 freelander td4 freestyle as he says it's needed to drive the front wheels...sorry to admit I'm female and don't have a clue about such things..I thought this would solve my problems ..is it my particular model?

Welcome to Landyzoo if you can slip over to the attractive section for Freelanders we're butcher than most in regards to mechanical issues.

Welcome

I don’t know about the hippo, but think your mechanic may not know either.

As above ^^^^^ and the gurus will tell the truth

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https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/land-rover-freelander.9/

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Frustrated4wd/2wd said:

My mechanic says it's not possible to blank off the ird on my 2006 freelander td4 freestyle as he says it's needed to drive the front wheels...sorry to admit I'm female and don't have a clue about such things..I thought this would solve my problems ..is it my particular model?

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Your sex has nothing to do with your cluelessness. . So stop making the female sex out as idiots. Any shortcomings are all about you, not the female sex!

Hi Frustrated - your mechanic's not wrong but he's probably being a bit of an arse by not explaining properly!! Yes you do need the IRD to drive the front wheels, but if you only want 2wd you can blank off the output pinion on the IRD where the propshaft to the rear wheels normally bolts - you can even buy IRDs specifically for 2wd with it already blanked. However it isn't really necessary to blank it off for short periods sans propshaft if you plan to put it back on. And if you don't, be sure to notify your insurance company as converting a 4wd to 2wd is a substantial modification and will quite likely invalidate the insurance if you fail to declare it!!

mannythehippo said:

Hi Frustrated - your mechanic's not wrong but he's probably being a bit of an arse by not explaining properly!! Yes you do need the IRD to drive the front wheels, but if you only want 2wd you can blank off the output pinion on the IRD where the propshaft to the rear wheels normally bolts - you can even buy IRDs specifically for 2wd with it already blanked. However it isn't really necessary to blank it off for short periods sans propshaft if you plan to put it back on. And if you don't, be sure to notify your insurance company as converting a 4wd to 2wd is a substantial modification and will quite likely invalidate the insurance if you fail to declare it!!

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Thanks ...so if the IRD has failed presumably it will need replacing? I was watching a video link that literally says if the IRD has failed you can blank it off... but from what you say I'm guessing the IRD will need replacing? This all started when my clutch went ..replaced the clutch and 4 days later it making a horrendous grating noise ..called AA who said it sounded like the diff..got relayed back to the garage who replaced the clutch and the mechaniv said the IRD needed replacing but has now informed me it's taken the gearrbox out too!

gold rover said:

Your sex has nothing to do with your cluelessness. . So stop making the female sex out as idiots. Any shortcomings are all about you, not the female sex!

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mannythehippo said:

Hi Frustrated - your mechanic's not wrong but he's probably being a bit of an arse by not explaining properly!! Yes you do need the IRD to drive the front wheels, but if you only want 2wd you can blank off the output pinion on the IRD where the propshaft to the rear wheels normally bolts - you can even buy IRDs specifically for 2wd with it already blanked. However it isn't really necessary to blank it off for short periods sans propshaft if you plan to put it back on. And if you don't, be sure to notify your insurance company as converting a 4wd to 2wd is a substantial modification and will quite likely invalidate the insurance if you fail to declare it!!

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I think your mechanic means it is possible but he doesn’t advise it on your vehicle after seeing it and the Gbox himself is my guess.

Welcome to the forum

It is unlikely a clutch, ird and gearbox will all fail at the same time. Yer mechanic is taking the pi*s.

It's possible the splines have failed on the shaft which connects the ird to the gearbox. He may be trying to tell you this but not eggsplaining it propper.

You can disconnect drive from the ird to the rear wheels. The ird will still power the front wheels. You only need to fit a blanking plate if there's a problem which requires the rear pinion to be removed from the ird... Where removal will solve the problem.

Blanking the ird is only needed if there's a problem with drive to the rear pinion, within the ird. For any other drive problems to the rear wheels, remove the prop shafts and vcu.