Hi folks, be gentle as I've popped over from the Def 2 Forum. A good friend has an 09 Freelander 2 and she has been saying that the car has been clunking and juddering on hard turns at low speeds, ie when parking or driving off her drive onto the street.
She had the big yellow taxi home about 6 weeks ago when she was around 70 miles from home, straight to a reputable LR Independent who couldn't find much wrong but recommended a replacement IRD and a new sleeve. He checked the oil level on the Haldex unit and passed it as fairly good.
Last night she asked if I would have a look and it can act like it's locking up the drivetrain on hard lock at low speeds and my initial thoughts were that a CV joint was falling apart at the front but after jacking it up the fronts feel good. What I have found though is the reat CV joint where the prop joins the Haldex Unit is very notchy and can bind when compressed or stretched. I've taken the whole prop off and the car drives as it should allbeit in 2WD.
What pointed me to this conclusion was that when fixed to the car there was a little weep pf one shot type grease at the joint and when taken off it is visibly very loose and is not smooth when flexing the joint unlike the one at the IRD end.
I've had a search on the Forum and haven't come across anything too similar, a perusal of the Russian "microcat" site says that the prop comes as a complete unit, the CV's are not available seperately so I was wondering if anybody had come across a way of replacing just the dodgy CV or am I destined to have yet another ornament in my shed and a complete replacement prop on her car?

Yes, searching this site will reveal that the FL2 prop is a one-piece unit.

You are very close to Austen at Bell Engineering (Bewdley) who is very knowledgeable, helpful and capable where FL2 transmissions are concerned. FL2 HSE Auto Galway Green
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When I did my search on here I couldn't find what I was asking hence my post, just wondered if anyone had made an attempt at a propshaft repair

I believe that a few people have tried it or ended up with purchasing a car where it has been done. The problem is that IIRC it involves more than simple parts replacement and so, even if you can do it, you then have a potential balancing issue. FL2 HSE Auto Galway Green
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The Haldex friction plates are common for sticking together, causing a judder from the back end on lock

Never had to replace a propshaft as yet

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When I did my search on here I couldn't find what I was asking hence my post, just wondered if anyone had made an attempt at a propshaft repair