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That simple… ? AWESOME!

Just jump the starter spade terminal to crank the engine over. A minute of cranking will get oil everywhere it needs to be, including the turbo.

Thanks Nodge.. This part of the assembly has a spacer but it’s solid and not crushable. The two parts(crown assembly and ‘lay shaft’) are pressed together initially(in a press surprisingly enough) Advice that I have read is not to go over board...

I often use an impact gun to tighten diff flange nuts. They often have a crush spacer between the bearings, which need to be compressed to pre-load the bearings. With an impact gun, care is need to tighten them correctly, using just a few impacts...

Hello folks.. Whilst my IRD was out I decided to remove and clean my turbo etc. now as I approach a possible end date for my IRD rebuild (🤔😏🤣) I’m thinking of the turbo and how to prime it before I lose access to the bottom of it once I replace...

Update on my IRD JIG assembly and an attempt to torque the pinion wheel nut to 184ft/lbs. I report ‘failure’. I used a 2mm steel plate to fabricate a locking device for the flats on the end of the ‘lay shaft’…Initially the locking device...

I'm interested in this. I dropped a known good IRD and damaged the casing so one day might want to move the internals to the casing from a bad IRD.

Hey All.. IRD REBUILD SAGA Continues I’m still here but in a much reduced capacity… in welding wire and ability. Having spent some time trying to identify a bearing etc and finally Looking at some video footage I had made during the...

As the M47R's crank is cast couldn't we simply swap the crank out replacing it with the BMW's one ?

Are they the same? Do they have the same HP pump, injectors, intercooler, hoses etc. They wouldn't have smoked when they were new. If it smokes now, it won't be the ECU, cos that is exactly the same (unless its outputting wrong voltages or...

Hi all. New owner Freelander 1 td4 2004 automatic and have some issues. 1. Eml with exclamation mark appears 5 seconds when full throttle, cuts power (a little), dissapears after. 2. I have intake air sensor (but no wires) and on scanner, i...

yes, the lay shaft (as identified in the TD4 Manual/slots into/connects to crown wheel in IRD) doesn't actually have a bearing fitted to it. The layshaft shaft enters the crown wheel shaft. It's the crown wheel shaft that is touching the bearing...

Share the error. Many others will have already and many will go on to make same mistake !!

OKAY… Firstly I have looked at some footage of a video I was making whilst stripping down the IRD. Luckily the footage includes me removing the ‘Layshaft’ and shows the bearing therein… I can confirm that I am an idiot … and all will be well… 🥸

TD4 ...No paperwork or evidence of replacement..Would the V6 IRD work with a TD4 set up? When I bought the car it had normal routine maintenance(of a sort) all the 'normal' stuff had been done but little of the more 'advanced forum known...

The auto and manual IRDs are the same. The V6 IRD is slightly different, so maybe you have a V6 IRD?

I think I might have to get in touch with Bell Engineering and ask the question. They themselves refinish IRD’s and they will be able to tell me what’s what and hopefully point me in the right direction.

That was destroyed when I took it out, and the numbers illegible unfortunately.

Is the size not on the old bearing, Just order a bearing that size? J

Hello Folks In the process of rebuilding my IRD(yes still ‘at it’.) Have an issue. I have replaced all the bearing races except one, the one that the lay shaft sits on. I have purchased two rebuild kits from ‘the main supplier of these’ in an...

Don't muck about with crusty old calipers on the front. These things cost less than a tank of diesel. Ebay linky https://ebay.us/lfAHAj

Good advice above regards battery etc. If you have a code regards glow plugs and no glow plug light on the dash …. Well that’s an issue.. Diesels are compression ignition engines. They rely on ‘heat’ in the chamber to ignite the diesel.. all...

Good advice above regards battery etc. One other Issue maybe your starter motor. It may have worn starter solenoid inside. There are cheap rebuild kits available to replace the solenoid and contactor components on eBay. I repaired my daughter...

This is all useful advice and information! Will report back.

But I did borrow tester and it seemed fine.

If a jump start is starting the engine, then the first thing to do is replace the battery with one that can handle the high current requirements of the starter motor. I've seen these engines require over 500 Amps to get rotating, so the battery...