Surely if it were the tyres the vibration would have been there before the VCU/bearing change?

I was sat in the local specialist the other day for about an hour and a half and saw 3 blokes come in looking at replacing the rear diff on their defenders...... each time I looked out to see the tratters they cant have been more than 3-4 yrs old!!!!!! Is that normal??????

Yeah I could probably do that at a mates garage on the lift. getting the car up to 50-60 on a lift is going to be brutal tho isn't it????

The VCU came recon from Bell and the same with the bearings.....Not new rubbers but new bearings pressed in Ken said. So I basically bought recon VCU and Bearings from Bell. I am considering going for a new set of GKN bearings see if that sorts it.

It didn't vibrate before I had the new Bell VCU and bearings fitted tho. I asked ken if they were GKN and he said they use their own bearings with good rubbers. The tyres have been on for weeks with no problems. I just though maybe I had got too used to 2wd and was now feeling drive through...

My tyres at 4 brand new Hankook. The specialist fitted bearings that cost £15 each so I assumed they were cheap crap and had them replaced. Bell provided me with bearings they use which are now fitted. They were not brand new rubbers but Ken said they put good English/German bearings in so they...

Hi I have just had the Be**mont VCU removed from my FL1 which as some of you might be aware was providing no drive to the rear wheels whatsoever!! Tried and tested off road and it let me down having said that it was pretty smooth on the motorway. I got the new VCU and bearings from Bell...

I think you have answered your own question :)

Will dodgy rubbers cause this vibration?? Or just bad bearings?

Yeah keep it well away from the house!! I am not sure about your home but in mine we live by the rules, If she does something wrong "Ahhh...its ok, not the end of the world" ......If I do something wrong......"You better get out of my face"!!!! Simple rules really!!!! That Roll top bath...

My FL is just about to hit 80k and the belt looks great!! no cracks no perishing whatsoever I thought it might have been done but there is no paperwork to prove this....although I suppose that means nothing!! Is there a recommended service interval for the Aux belt?

I wasn't prepared to take the risk cocking it up myself, the way I see it is the manufactured ones have been tried and tested. I paid £25 for mine and it has worked a treat. No flaffing about with coke cans, The prong is welded there ready for the vacuum hose to be blanked off, the exhaust...

It appears after the EGR mod is done. I am told it can happen when releasing the throttle but mine only seemed to happen when shutting the engine down....... Don't expect to hear...quack, quack, quack mine was more like a 3-4 second fart!!!! It is something to do with the vacum hose (I think...

The little sods would come out cleaner most of the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes:

I Concur, However if you decide to clean the Manifold out add another couple of hours!!!!!!:nothingtoadd:

More responsive for sure!! Duck noise sorted thanks to Grayo so all in all a good day!! Silicone hoses tomorrow if my clips arrive!!

Ok......Well I am still alive!! I did a fair bit of "bob and weaving" tho!!!! Car drives great is noticeably more responsive and runs smoother...... However I have the duck problem!! I don't notice it whilst driving but when I switch the engine off there is a 3-4 second quack whilst...

Have a look at my other thread...... "Note's to self"

Ha ha being the Genius that I am I used the Petrol/Terps outside!! Unfortunately the only container I could find big enough to douse the manifold in was the dogs food bin!!!!!!! At least the dog has a full belly.....For now!! Its the Mrs dog anyway so who cares!!!!!! :) ;)

Ha ha yeah lap it up fellas 2 minutes till she walks through the door.....!!!!! I reckon if I time it right I can slip out the back as she comes in!! That duck noise!! I did think I heard something when revving it before but then I thought it was that Webasto heater thing!! What is the...