acceptable drive line whine

[manofaus]

So my 2000 td5 130 has a drive line whine. Its only when cruising, not on acceleration or over run. Its done 147000kms. Having only owned it for 6 months would that be a general condition of owning a defender or evidence that diff bearings and backlash need doing. Its not unbearable but tolerable at the moment. Its got a sal with a maxidrive set up hubs axles and locking centre.

[rick130]

It hasn't got a Maxi low range too, has it ?

They howl, (straight cut gears) speaking from experience. ;)

[manofaus]

Er so its not a whine anymore... more a loose rollers in a bearing cage sound. Definitely isolated to 5th gear. Didnt take long to escalate. 2000 kms. Ill pull the box today and partial disassemble and inspect. Hiho.. :(
Would love the upgraded 5th ashcroft box but if its just a support bearing i cant justify the 2k cost over a few bearings and seals on this box. Would love to upgrade the box myself or get an exchange modded extension housing...

[manofaus]

Caught in the nick of time. No damage to gears just the support bearing. Oh what a pain to do by yourself.

[karlz]

Work of art in that photo. You should send it to Heston Blumenthal.

Well done finding it early. It looks awful.

How long did it take to strip it?

[manofaus]

I didn't really strip the box ad such I removed the transfer case before I pulled the box out. It was then just a matter or pulling of the selector mech and extension housing. That part took 30 minutes. Took me a full day to get the box out. Never done a Landy before. Didn't have all my tools (I moved to a rental a month ago) so it was a little hit and miss. I'm one of those blokes who goes by the saying... if all else fails read the instructions...