Hi All, I think the CV joint on the Wife's TD4 has gone as she said it knocks when turning corners. In an attempt to avert another costly garage bill I was planning on doing the job myself. I have the required axle stands and other tools, but I just wanted to ask whether I will need any...

Ok, thanks. What I find is that with both wheels of the ground there is a very small amount of turn. As if the vehicle is in gear. I checked and both the handbrake and the car was out of gear. I am sure it is the brake as when I pull away I can feel the back end of the vehicle dragging...

Hi, The rear brakes on my wife's freelander are binding. You can tell this when you pull away. I have just jacked up the rear of my wife's Freelander, taken the handbrake off, taken it out of gear. The rear brakes are rock solid and I cannot turn them by hand. The Freelander manual...

We have never been able to find anyone who I think is any good. Maybe it is me being a tight %$£", but they all seem to be expensive and can never give me a definite answer what the problem is. Nothing worse than switching out parts in the hope you will get lucky and fix the faulty one. I...

Terminal? We have been looking at getting a Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2L D as as much as we would like a discovery, we just cannot afford one and we would like something < 5 years old

Hi. The pony weighs 350kg, but there is also the trailer weight of 1000kg as well. SO the total towing weight is 1350kg My Wife has just come back from the super market and said "the freelander feels like I am trying to tow a trailer even though I am not"

Thanks chaps! I will jack up the rear 2 wheels next weekend to check they spin freely. I will also read up on the VCU.

So are you saying that I should be able to jack up the one wheel at the rear of the vehicle and be able to spin it freely with it not in gear and the handbrake off? It turns a small amount and then comes to a dead stop

Bit of a daft question, but I will ask anyway. I wanted to check whether the brakes on the wife's freelander are binding, but when I jack up the rear of the vehicle the wheel does not spin even though it is not in gear and the handbrake is off. Are all the wheels linked together so you can...

In my experience is that when a clutch starts slipping you can hear it. The end noise and revs increase, but the speed stays constant. I have not experienced that with the FreeLander, maybe I need to hitch the trailer up and take it out to see if I can here the engine tone change when under...

I will try and add a bit more clarity here. a) The combined weight of the wife and daughter in the vehicle was about 110kg. b) The trailer brake was not on, and the brakes were recently serviced c) Even when not towing I find I have to drop down gears just to get up steep hills I will jack...

It is a light weight dainty sports pony. According to my daughter it weighs 350kg, so not much less than the wife.

It's a TD4 2 litre It most likely is not adequate for towing. The specs suggest it can tow a trailer and horse, but I think that might be a bit too much

:( Oh dear, not what I wanted to hear. Just for my own understanding, what does low box mean? The gear knob does have a yellow switch on it with a sticker showing a steep decline. Is that low box The vehicle is really gutless though even when not towing the trailer. The last time the...

Hi, My Wife uses her Freelander 1 to tow our Daughter's pony in the trailer. She got back today and said that when she tried pulling away up the slight hard track incline the car would not move. She said she thought the brakes were on, but they were not. She said there was lots of white...

My Wife has told me that the amber TC light surrounded with a dotted circle and the vehicle pointing downhill has been illuminated on her dash whilst she was driving. She has now told me that those lights have gone and it has been replaced by a red one reading SRS I have no idea what these...

Many thanks austen

The Wife's Freelander TD4 clunks when she changes gear. Having read a few articles on here it seems the rear diff is most likely the culprit. What I want to understand is whether there is a test I can do so as to be sure that is the problem and it is not something else? Thanks

The Wife does to always fill up with Tesco Diesel, so I will tell her about that. As to the revs, at least I now know that 4000 rpm is about the max. Thanks

I hope not as I spent £1200 on a new one last June.