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thanks for replys boys, a bit more info from me might have made things clearer.i had the three amigos and changed sensor,(e bay £15) but the lights stayed on, had another gander and abs relucter ring was very loose on n/s shaft so to stop it spinning i tacked the sides of it to the drive shaft...

hi all just fixed the 3 amigos problem but now under soft slow speed braking the pedal judders as if the abs is kicking in.anybody know why?i thought maybe seized calliper or warped discs could be sending a false signal to abs at very low speed?any ideas my friends?sometimes owning a k series is...

afternoon all.i know this subject has been covered more than a few hundred times but.....about a month ago i got the dreaded 3 amigos so i follow the usual route and change brake switch first ,still there ,then nearside sensor as i had changed the drive shaft and thought i might have disturbed...

yes i totaly agree with you.fitting a new clutch involved a lot of graft dropping both gear boxes drive shafts ect so that will be the area to start,may have to drop rear prop off if nothing is clearcut to see if it disapears,it really is an alarming juddering shake above 40mphon acceleration...

thanks for reply gonna get under motor tommorow and have a look cheers mark

er.... are you sure youve replied to right thread my friend?mark

afternoon all,hope everyone not getting their hands too oily,i have a feeling i will be shortly..bugger.anyway on my k series petrol freelander ive changed the head gasket...easy, changed the clutch...awkward..now ive started to get a really bad how i can only describe as an oscilating shake on...

evening my friend,it will either be from rocker cover or the camshaft oil seals.mark

yes there is something that causes cv joints to go,,,,,,177,000 miles!well done gary i hope my k series reaches that.mark

bloody hell that was awkward!fitted a new clutch on 1.8 freelander this week also the clutch actuating arm had seized solid and was a **** to get out and remove rust and re grease.lying on my back under car for hours in the wet outside...what a joy,anyway i saved myself £500 but next time if i...

afternoon everyone, owning a k series freelander is a steep learning curve nest pas?i did the head gasket and saved myself £400 and it was quite easy,last week my clutch went so today i read the trusty haynes(yeah right)and as im decent with spanners albeit on motorbikes i decided to have a go...

thanks for reply,im going to take box off and look at clutch although it wont be today as its its coming down sideways here in hull...it never rains always pours!mark

good morning everyone can some kind soul help me with a clutch problem,my clutch has started to slip for the last week or so,then while waiting to go at a level crossing i pressed the clutch and bang the slave cylinder decided to explode,anyway someone towed us out of harms way thanks col, i...

thanks for replying,i guess i was just looking for a bit of support before i get dirty,garage quoted me £400 so will look for some ramps and get geared up before i start,thanks mark

morning my friends,bugger,bugger.enjoying the freelander k series hands on ownership,but now the clutch is slipping and i dont have the dosh to let garage do it....so i think i am going to change clutch myself,did the head gasket a while back(easy) and as im mechanically minded i thought i...

err.. i recently drove to drop off some lab equipment near paris as a favour for an ex employer round trip around 1100 miles thing is i did it in my wifes 02 K series petrol freelander,didnt miss a beat,averaged around 27 mpg and didnt blow any gaskets ect i didnt go over 3.5 thou revs and kept...

nah,i have an 02 petrol and apart from doing head gask myself its been good.whereas my last car honda crv was a john major(reliable bit boring) the hippo is more arthur daley(dodgy and unreliable)but it makes me smile when strange things happen like lights come on when you change radio station...

firstly apologies as this subject will have been covered but old hands must realise some people are new to freelanders (boy im learning fast) anyway i think i made the right decision to go for a payen,but to be honest no amount of quality will make up for a design fault.i would have been gutted...

morning folks just had my head gasket go on my 87,000 freelander 1.8 (no surprise there)anyway as im decent with a set of spanners albeit mainly on restoring jap bikes i thought id do it myself .so it turns out not to be a difficult job,i ordered a head gasget online it came with the stretch...

do what i do when im in the gaylander and my missus also has little pins ,i lean over and do the clutch for her ,cos were in love.