hows you Hippoo?
Hippo
Lord Hippo
I'm ok. Still freelandering. Will have completed me 20th year of freelandering soon. Had my FL2 for 10 years now. Use it as my daily ride. Still tinker with diagnostics. How you doing? Tempted with another FL?
Not for me. Gotta get rid of my disco some time, when I can get it started….. been sitting for a few years. Laning isn’t what it was 
Hippo
Lord Hippo
Noticed that myself. Surprising number of pay n plays started closing 10 years ago. Not many peeps on ere talking about their oft road adventures. Peeps dun't seem to be interested these days.Not for me. Gotta get rid of my disco some time, when I can get it started….. been sitting for a few years. Laning isn’t what it was
Either mud pluggers on 35” tyres or walkers now
MollyNomad
Well-Known Member
Most hobbies have ‘fad’ status for a few years then slowly dwindle to ‘hard core’ enthusiasts.. even if ‘hardcore’ means driving down to the local Tesco in your ‘off-roader’ once a week. I think overall most ‘activities’ have been curtailed in recent years because of ‘events’ and folks are focusing on other things. Less disposable income and uncertainty in the economy, especially since ‘austerity’ and other factors that has affected the economy.
FrINlander
Member
A bit late to the party, but this is a fairly long thread. I got a OWUT time of 100 sec. It's knackered. I bought the vehicle about a 1000km ago. It's got 190k km. My questions are:
1) Could this be an original VCU?
2) How long has this been an issue? As in the time is a lot over the 70sec. given in threads regarding the VCU, so I'm assuming a linear degridation.
3) Regarding IRDs, how far have you driven with a bad VCU before the IRD got ruined?
I'm taking the prop off, as I won't be able to get a new VCU for a few months. The IRD is the part that worries me. The price for a recon is still fairly high, at least if I have to replace both.
Freelander 1 '00. 1.8 K
1) Could this be an original VCU?
2) How long has this been an issue? As in the time is a lot over the 70sec. given in threads regarding the VCU, so I'm assuming a linear degridation.
3) Regarding IRDs, how far have you driven with a bad VCU before the IRD got ruined?
I'm taking the prop off, as I won't be able to get a new VCU for a few months. The IRD is the part that worries me. The price for a recon is still fairly high, at least if I have to replace both.
Freelander 1 '00. 1.8 K
Alibro
Well-Known Member
1) Probably
2) Probably a year or two
3) Sorry no idea.
Removing the propshaft is less of an issue in a TD4 than the 1.8 because the K series is so light. I found my 1.8 was very understeery in 2WD.
Hippo
Lord Hippo
100 seconds is very high. What weight and kength of bar did you use?
If you lift the rear, do the rear wheels spin? Are the brakes or hand brake dragging?
When you take the vcu and prop shafts oft, turn the ird pinion. If it spins freely then something is wrong.
FrINlander
Member
>Weight and bar
5kg on a 120cm bar.
>Brakes dragging?
Not that I could tell, but there was a slight start/stop on the bars movement.
>IRD pinion
This I didn't test, but alot of the stiffness and reversing problems disappeared afterwards. I still have juddering while accelerating, but it's a lot less noticeable. The LH front CV Axle is due to be replaced in a week, there was some play in the wheel side joint and I'm replacing the diff front mount as it's getting a bit loose.
After fitting new VCU bearings & replacing the propshaft UJ's did a bench test on the VCU today. Didn't have correct length bar & weight available, so used what was in the garage.
Distance from VCU shaft to weight is 80cm, and weight is 6kg. Here's a 1min video of my quick test. Is this too slow or ok to put back on the car ? BTW I left it dropping & about 45secons later the weight dropped off the scaffold tube onto the floor.
Distance from VCU shaft to weight is 80cm, and weight is 6kg. Here's a 1min video of my quick test. Is this too slow or ok to put back on the car ? BTW I left it dropping & about 45secons later the weight dropped off the scaffold tube onto the floor.
Alibro
Well-Known Member
I've never tried testing a VCU that way but it looks kinda tight to me.
The scaffold weighs a kilo or two as well as the 6kg weight. In the past I've stuck screwdrivers through the UJ joints to turn a VCU but could never have applied the force you have here.
Yes I thought it seemed a little tight. I did read somewhere that after sitting for a while, they need at least one full revolution to distribute the fluid before testing. This one has sat on the bench in my garage for at least 6 months.
It would be interesting to do the same test on another one, but we cannot justify buying one as we plan to sell the car !! Don't really want to install it if it's too tight - not fair on next owner.
andyfreelandy
Well-Known Member
Off the car should be 1/3 of the time on the car. Due to the 3:1 diff gearing. So 1.2m and 5Kg on the car at a minute is at end of life. I use as a rule of thumb.
Thanks Andy. In that case it will be sold as a 2wd !!
