130 lock up

[mitchlr]

I was driving my 99 130 the other night when suddenly it made very loud clunking noises then suddenly the front left tyre locked up and about 2 seconds after the front left locked up, i went to take up drive again and at first there was a clunking noise when i took up drive but that went away after about 10 seconds, its now making a weird noise which is almost like a whining noise and a grinding noise in one. Any advice to what it may be would be very much appreciated

[mitchlr]

I was driving my 99 130 the other night when suddenly it made very loud clunking noises then suddenly the front left tyre locked up and about 2 seconds after the front right locked up, i went to take up drive again and at first there was a clunking noise when i took up drive but that went away after about 10 seconds, its now making a weird noise which is almost like a whining noise and a grinding noise in one, i drained the diff today and there was no metal filings to be found, the wheels are also now a few degrees outwards Any advice to what it may be would be very much appreciated

[justinc]

I was driving my 99 130 the other night when suddenly it made very loud clunking noises then suddenly the front left tyre locked up and about 2 seconds after the front left locked up, i went to take up drive again and at first there was a clunking noise when i took up drive but that went away after about 10 seconds, its now making a weird noise which is almost like a whining noise and a grinding noise in one. Any advice to what it may be would be very much appreciated

Without doubt a wheel bearing would be the culprit. I have seen a D1 change lanes luckily noone was coming the other way after a front wheel bearing siezed. Flat spotted a tyre and nearly killed the occupants.

GET THE WHEEL BEARINGS SERVICED/CHECKED AT REGULAR INTERVALS!!!!


JC

[Loubrey]

Agree 100%! Been there myself - M42 Motorway between Birmingham and Nottingham, UK. Lost the left front WB @ 60mph and swerved across 2 lanes before I regained control. Sunday morning, so limited traffic - very lucky!

Replaced all 4 sets and found right front on the verge of collapsing and rear set rust specked and starting to grate.

Warm, oily voids passing through cold water = guaranteed water ingress through seals! Air cools, contracts and sucks moisture in. Often or regular water crossings require more preventative maintenance...

[rick130]

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Warm, oily voids passing through cold water = guaranteed water ingress through seals! Air cools, contracts and sucks moisture in. Often or regular water crossings require more preventative maintenance...

RTC3511 hub seals can help enormously here ;)

[Loubrey]

Definitely!:D

Back to the old debate of oil filled diffs, axles and hubs off the older 110 vs the separately sealed hubs of the 300Tdi onwards...