Hi all

Recently got my freelander from a car sales place, i think that the rear diff bearings are making noise but im not sure what do to, the trucks still under its 3 month cover. Should i take it back to the dealer and say that i would like it looked at and or changed, or seek a second opinion then go back to the dealer? Just abit miffed as to the best way around it. Any help would be great

Cheers Freelander 57 plate XS Blue Auto

if still under warranty then yes take it back.

Did you get it from a LR dealer?? If not you could take it to an indy and see what they say, then go back to the supplying dealer. My car was in at the indy I use for a different problem. We got talking about Freelanders and he said there's no mistaking when the rear diff goes. But he did say that some people think that the noise is just a car noise and just drive it about until the mechanic points it out! Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
Gone MY2010 Freelander 2 Manual TD4.e S, Alaska White.

I got it from a normal car sales place, not a landrover one. Same thing really just didnt think to much of it till my dad come for a drive in the truck and he said it sounds rather loud from the rear like a wheel bearing or diff noise, tbh 90% of the time i drive with the music on so dont tend to notice anything. Just had a quote from a place i use to get defender parts from saying they couldnt replace the bearings as they dont have the proper tools but can replace the rear diff unit for £1030 Inc vat. I think i read to replace bearing its normal around or near the £500 mark?

Daniel Freelander 57 plate XS Blue Auto

I have just had my Rear Diff repaired (yesterday!) this was to remove and replace bearing and seals/oil etc £480 at E H Douglas who specialise in Landrovers, the noise will continue to get louder, I phoned round a couple of places and that was the best price and it was a great service, definitely try and get it sorted under warranty Black FL2
L200 Warrior

If you're going to get the diff repaired at an independent be aware that the Haldex will have to be removed to get at the diff, and there is evidence that if the Haldex is not refilled exactly according to LR's directions (which involve filling, running the Haldex pump for 5 mins, topping up, and then extracting a precise amount of fluid) then the result can be problems with the Haldex and more repairs!

More information here:
http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic17840.htm...dex+refill

That is correct and the main reason I went to E H Douglas was that they have now repaired over 60 Freelander 2's with the issue and when I collected mine a lady had just been in with the same issue Black FL2
L200 Warrior

Did you ask if they'd also done 60 Haldex repairs?

No!  Black FL2
L200 Warrior

Cheers lads

Will hopefully pop upto the dealers on saturday to see what they say, its already been back sinse i first got it to have aircon parts as the aircon failed also the front screen has many stone chips which iv only noticed sinse fitting new wipers and now having a clean screen lol oh the joys

Daniel Freelander 57 plate XS Blue Auto

Update, contacted the dealer via email and hes asked for the truck to be taken back in so he can get it looked at, so kinda good in that sense

The sound is really getting evident now though, anything over 26 mph and you can hear proper drown coming from the diff, faster you go the worse it gets. If you go under 26 mph the sounds still there but nowhere near the level at above 26 mph

One other question, would the rear diff bearings being at fault make the frottle pedal feel abit tapy? I have this really odd tap tap tap feeling coming from the frottle pedal while driving the car sometimes??

Cheers lads

Daniel Freelander 57 plate XS Blue Auto

Can't speak re the throttle but my rear diff bearings were done recently and 30-35 mph was deffo when you started to notice it, with another loud 'band' at around 65-70 mph.

I never had any issue with the throttle when my diff bearing was an issue Black FL2
L200 Warrior

Strong vibration through the accelerator pedal was, in her Ladyship's FL2, a distinct indication amongst others of the failure of the Dual Mass Flywheel. Unfortunately this failure was not identified at the first time of reporting to an official LR dealer. Here in Switzerland over 95% of FL2's are automatics, so service technicians rarely experience this failure. That however is no excuse for being fobbed off with a repeated diagnosis of: tracking, wheel balancing, worn tyres etc., and, it was only after moving on to our third and current official LR dealership did we get that problem fixed.

But, there can be many reasons other than the DMF that is causing your "throttle tapy" sensation Offshore1987

Cheers guys the trucks going back to the dealers on Thursday for his guys to take alook at it

Hope the taping isn't the dmf or that'll be another problem with the truck, its a random feeling, almost like someone is flicking a pencil at the bottle of your show while yours driving, happens sometimes and sometime it seems to stop, any idears? Cant really hear it, just feel it kinda thing, which on a long run would get rather annoying

Could be wheel balance?

Daniel Freelander 57 plate XS Blue Auto