Loud Rumbling - Help! - Land Rovers Only

Spysee13 · 03-26-2008, 08:59 PM

Hi Guys,
My Freelander has a loud rumble to it. It's hard to work out where it's coming from. If anyone else has experienced this problemn could you tell me what it is. Someone once told me it the tailshaft viscous or something????
Ta - GC

Spysee13 · 03-26-2008, 10:19 PM

Oh and by the way - its a 1.8L 1999 model - ta.

percy · 04-26-2008, 04:30 AM

Hi ,could be the viscous coupling,or the prop shaft bearings,or an outside chance its a rear wheel bearing,viscous is very expensive,you may be able to buy a re con off e blog,the others are relatively cheap ,also may be the universal joint,all do it yourself tasks,hope you sort it,by elimination,percy

Rovin4life · 04-27-2008, 06:27 AM

take the propshaft out and see if the noise goes away. you can drive them around without it.

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Spysee13 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 Gallery: 0	Loud Rumbling - Help! Hi Guys, My Freelander has a loud rumble to it. It's hard to work out where it's coming from. If anyone else has experienced this problemn could you tell me what it is. Someone once told me it the tailshaft viscous or something???? Ta - GC

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Rovin4life Former NAS LR TECH, Current AUS LR TECH Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: DOWN UNDER Posts: 1,708 Gallery: 0	take the propshaft out and see if the noise goes away. you can drive them around without it. __________________ I work on Rovers. Got a question just ask.

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03-26-2008, 10:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spysee13 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 Gallery: 0	Oh and by the way - its a 1.8L 1999 model - ta.

04-26-2008, 04:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
percy Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Gallery: 0	Hi ,could be the viscous coupling,or the prop shaft bearings,or an outside chance its a rear wheel bearing,viscous is very expensive,you may be able to buy a re con off e blog,the others are relatively cheap ,also may be the universal joint,all do it yourself tasks,hope you sort it,by elimination,percy

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