I need to contact seller for shipping. If that lucks out, I may save a lot of time. Good find, thank you! Merci!

@FrINlander - I just saw this driveshaft with attached VCU on Fleabay. In France showing 20€ delivery.

TBH, there is always sludge on the drain plug, its a question of how much and whether there are any shards in it.

I was able to spread it out over a palm sized area on a piece of cardboard. Based on the look and smell of the oil, it's not too fresh. I assume that a month or two will show if it accumulates at above reasonable rate. Then again I'm driving...

So I just got the IRD oil checked. Drain plug had some sludge on it, but no pieces or slivers. After refilling I drove a few km to feel it. It felt smoother and I had less judder in the acceleration. I was driving without the sump guard and I...

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/how-to-recondition-a-vcu-yourself.307445/page-6#post-3937567

>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...

Sue will definitely have VCU’s and IRD’s, along with diffs or whatever else you want to get if you choose to replace. They’ll all be either new parts or recon’d correctly, but like I say, they won’t be cheap. They replaced my VCU and rear diff...

It's great isn't it.

Yeah, if I do recon the VCU it's definitely the drill and drain method. I'm in no way confident I could stick weld it back together. I hadn't considered having a shop do the fitting of bearings. That was my main concern as I don't have a press...

Your guide to reconditioning actually gave me hope that I could DIY it. I'm still getting in touch with Sue, as I suspect the IRD is also on the way out. Rebuilding the IRD will be too much of a challenge, yet. I'm planning on checking the IRDs...

If you have a drill, a tap and can get the fluid (which I think is common to VW and some Range Rovers) then doing it yourself will save you a fortune. Have a look through some of the DIY VCU threads for tips. If you're really adventurous then cut...

Try these guys - call and speak to Sue. https://www.freelanderspecialist.com/ I know they can ship parts. Not cheap, but very reputable.

I looked at this site briefly, but the name sounded similar to one in the scam warning threads. I'll give Sue a ring. Cheers!

I found nobody alas. I looked in France, Netherlands, Germany, Austria or Hungary last year. It seems that new is the only option. I can get GKN new and in some ways, this would be the only solution I would trust. Expensive, yes. Second hand...

Yeah, there's a lot of sellers on eBay, but I just can't get over the fear of getting scammed. I just took the prop off and am considering just reconditioning myself. I have all summer to slowly get the liquids out and in.