vibration on 1.8 freelander

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sp3k3y

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• Feb 26, 2010

• #1

hi, i have a very bad vibration coming from my freelander, thought it was the propshaft so removed it, problem still persists. it only happens from about 40mph onward. the ird was replaced december. i have recently had the wheel balance done, all fine there. it has just been in to have timing belt done and started about a week after this. could it be something they have done. any ideas would be a great help

thanks neal

 

freebiker

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• Feb 26, 2010

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The whole car vibrates, or just the steering wheel? It doesn't do it at all under 40mph?

 

OldIrishWulf

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• Feb 26, 2010

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Is it like a vibration or does the vehicle feel like all the wheels are going in different directions.Mine was scary to drive till I changed the o/s drive shaft.
When the garage changed your timing belt they will have disconnected the drive shaft from the hub,could have damaged the cv joint,could be the timing is out a tooth,I'd contact the garage.

 

steely dan

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• Feb 26, 2010

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Did you remove the complete propshaft inc VCU and bearings ?

 

OldIrishWulf

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• Feb 26, 2010

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Me? yes I removed the whole prop vcu and all.I battered the flange off the diff end of the prop to blank off the oil leak from the diff,as I typed recently I dont know if that was really necessary,it was getting late and dark,I saw a leak and panicked.
Most people just remove the front prop.
The reason I took out the prop is,it was the only thing that seemed wobbley enough to make the vehicle shake like a washing machine.Looking at it now,the prop bearings are ok and so is the damper.

 

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sp3k3y

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• Feb 28, 2010

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i have had a bit more off a play today. seems the n/s drive shaft has a lot more play in it than it did about a week ago. the complet prop shaft was remove in one piece. will replace drive shaft and see what happens.

 

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nonstopjay

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• Apr 23, 2010

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Hi, i seem to have the same problem on my 2001 v6, it seems to shake as you say like a washing machine when it gets abover 40 but only under load when i coast it goes away and is nice and smooth as soon as i hit the gas it starts to really shake, i took it to a garage he said he removed the prop shaft and it still did it and had no idea what it could be,