Recent content by SnowTrippin

Hi all, I currently have a 2006 TD5 and need another one, but the budget will stretch to a slightly later 2.4 TDCi. Are there any major differences between the two in terms of reliability, driveability, comfort etc? My TD5 is bloody noisy at most speeds, particularly above 50mph so are the...

Yeah, I started changing it because it gets pretty heavy use driving a full load of passengers up and down a mountain every day over winter, and I also found that the front diff oil mainly consisted of swivel grease! :confused: Regular oil changes has quietened it down alot, but it's still...

I have a 1,000 mile journey coming up and would like a nice simple solution to quieten down my slightly whiney front diff! It's whined from day 1 so I'm used to it, but it does get tiresome after 15 hours or so! Anything wrong with bunging some (decent) 75w110 in there for the trip? Will this...

Bump, still looking for a Freelander Sport drivers door :)

Good stuff, thanks guys :)

Oh, would a new circlip be advisable and what about shims? Am I right in saying there is a shim before the circlip?

Gr Great stuff, thanks Mr Brown. Do I need to grease the half shaft up before sliding it into the axle/drive flange and if so what sort of grease is best? I use Lucas Extra Heavy Grease on the props so would this do? Cheers, Paul.

Just looking at this video, shows my style of drive flange (thin type I think, has a circlip inside the dust cover) just being pushed back in. If I undo the drive flange with the whole lot pull out?

Bit of an update on this. Took the OSR wheel off to replace the fuel filter as I do every 6 months, and decided to pop the dust cap and have a look at the drive flange/half shaft. There is a lot of play between the drive flange and half shaft so I'm guessing that both need to be replaced. Can...

The trip to the Alps is a killer of Defenders! All the chalet companies out here have Defenders and mine was the only one that has made the return trip unscathed... Until now!

I run a catered chalet business in St Martin de Belleville, part of the 3 Valleys in France. The bus goes back and forth to the village (3 miles) loaded with 8 passengers plus me 4 times a day. OK cool will check that out, cheers!

Cool, will have to remove the props to rule out diffs I suppose before anything else. Cheers, Paul.

While I'm at it, I've just driven 700 miles home from the Alps and noticed that at motorway speeds (60mph+) there is a pretty loud, generalised grumble/buzzing when I put my foot down to accelerate in 5th gear. If at 70mph or so I dip the clutch the noise goes away completely. I mention 5th as...

Good stuff, ta very much :)

Thanks James. I suppose that means I'll need a stub axle kit (should I do both sides at the same time? Other side "looks" fine now...), but what else might I replace whilst I'm in there, i.e. should I replace the drive flanges as a matter of course whilst they're off etc. etc. Cheers, Paul.