Hello and welcome
for tech questions its better to ask over in the freelander section of the forum
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/land-rover-freelander.9/
Thanks for the advice, the prop and VCU are off and driving 2WD for the time being. Had a rumbling (worn bearing type sound) at speed, hoping it was VCU bearing, but still noisy, think the rear diff has been taken out by the stiff VCUWelcome to the forum![]()
One minute at 1.2m bar with 8kg weight is very high. Lift the rear end to see if the brakes are catching. If not then the vcu is well past it's best, assuming the test has been done correctly. I would be taking it oft and replacing it.