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  1. 16th September 2013, 08:17 AM #1
    jdobson
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    Rear diff

    Hi there, a friend of mine has a Freelander 2. He's been told that the rear diff needs replacing. Having read up on the fault it sounds like the rear diff pinion bearing is the issue. To save on costs I have agreed to carry out the work, I have only ever worked on Series IIA Land Rovers so it's a bit different! Plan is to remove the rear diff and take it to a specialist to replace the bearings. Can anyone recommend a company in Sydney that can do this? Also, is it terribly difficult to remove the diff on these vehicles?

    Any other advice, words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all.
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  2. 17th September 2013, 07:55 PM #2
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    Having just changed the front pinion bearing on my FL2, It took me approx 2 hrs to swap out rear diffs. I am a mechanic by trade but did it in my garage on stands with no air tools.
    Very straight forward and easy to remove

    There are service tools required to do the job so it may be difficult to find someone with the tools to do it. I made enough of the tools to do the job
    There is a company that sells a rebuild kit on ebay and they do rebuild other Land Rover components, Award gear box and diff at seven hills Ph 0296246600. I dont know what they are like or price as I changed the front bearing myself.

    Land Rover only have the front bearing available from them and after pulling one apart the bearing that fails is made in India. I have a full bearing kit coming from the UK and will be posting the part/bearing numbers in a post I have started.

    You will need to get Haldex oil from Land Rover for the coupling on the front of the diff. This is expensive.
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  3. 24th September 2013, 08:12 PM #3
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    I have read about a few FL2 diff issues - how common is this? Why does it happen and at what mileage is it to be expected?

    Rotating wheels: I understand from experts that these AWD setups are more sensitive to wheels being similar than lesser systems. Could diff failures (in part) be ascribed to uneven wear between left and right, due to road camber?

    Educate the layman, please
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