vcu very hot

frontosa said:

have now got the props and vcu off, now looking for replacement.
it seems bell engineering and ashcroft are the favoured options i would appreciate thoughts on them both.Also it seems the bearings dont come with the units these i will order as well,is there anything more i should add to the shopping list to complete the job ?

cheers

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frontosa said:

i thought that removing the vcu would solve the noise problem untill i get it replaced
went out today and after about ten miles the noise is still there, its like a droning sound,
not sure if its from the ird or rear dif looks like more expense gutted.

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Ian jones said:

If your freelander has been ran on mismatched tyres at motorway speeds for a length of time , may have taken its toll on the ird/finaldrive also , I hope your drone is less serious , tyres/wheel bearing ...............

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frontosa said:

yes i am thinking this. spoke to bell engineering yesterday, they said sort tyres out first, then replace the vcu once this is done most possible cause for the noise is ird. but could also be rear dif or even both damaged.
still can not understand why the ird would make a drone noise if no prop s fitted. i can see that the rear diff would make a noise as its still turning all the time. hope some one on here with more knowledge than me can advise on the cause of this noise.

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