George1990 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) That has nothing to do with the transmission, monocoque refers to the chassis design and now used on the vast majority of cars on the road, 4x4 or not. With a monocoque it doesn't have axles, so a cross axle diff lock cannot be put in. Edited February 18, 2010 by George1990 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Whether a car is a monocoque or not does not in itself exclude the possibility of it having axles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairman Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 I have recently purchased a 2002 freelander ,and as I got stuck going uphill in the snow last week ,which I thought it was a bit odd.So I checked to see if the four wheel drive viscous thing was doing its job and looked out of the window ,only to find the back wheels were the only ones turning and the front ones stationary . Now anybody with any knowledge of this before I take it back to garage ,would be great ,just so I dont look a complete fool . Thanks Daz. A common fault on freelanders is the viscous coupling failing. A simple repair is to convert the car to two wheel drive (the back ones) by removing the drive shaft with the failed coupling and block the hole that remains in the gearbox. I bet that this has been done to your car. Good luck with the garage Chairman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cap1len Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 earlier discos are vary capable, they are pretty much defender chassis and drivetrain, the only difference is the body..the bloke who got stuck in the bog 52reg would have had diff lock to lock the centre but unless youve got muds on and sum momentum your gonna get stuck anyway if thats the case freelanders would be the best 4x4 ever and everyone that goes to pay n play sites n comps would be using em... ....and thats impossible to achieve, as, if 3 wheels have no grip (ie are slipping) then that 4th wheel would be completely stationary with no drive at all being sent to it freelanders will move even if you only have grip to one wheel and the other 3 are slipping reason they arent popular with real mudplugers is lack of ground clearance. of course if all 4 wheels are slipping then you arent going to go anywhere in anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 freelanders will move even if you only have grip to one wheel and the other 3 are slipping reason they arent popular with real mudplugers is lack of ground clearance. of course if all 4 wheels are slipping then you arent going to go anywhere in anything the only way of 1 wheel having traction if the other 3 havent and to pull you out of the **** would be to have locking diffs on the front or rear (depending which axle your saying has the traction) such as ARB air-lockers, etc..which freelanders dont have...your right about the ground clearence tho, pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbly Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 the only way of 1 wheel having traction if the other 3 havent and to pull you out of the **** would be to have locking diffs on the front or rear (depending which axle your saying has the traction) such as ARB air-lockers, etc..which freelanders dont have...your right about the ground clearence tho, pants Freelander's use traction control to get them out of the ****....the only problem with that is that if all wheels are spinning the TC doesn't work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted February 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 To those that tried to help ,many thanks ..... And to those that just had there input and give me no help , again thanks . I know now where not to ask for advice . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Freelander's use traction control to get them out of the **** to a certain point yes, but the TC can only try to reduce the slip of a wheel, but if that ground is mud /bog/ snow wotever then the traction cannot be regained on that surface and the wheel will continue to slip To those that tried to help ,many thanks .....And to those that just had there input and give me no help , again thanks . I know now where not to ask for advice . ye we got a bit sidetracked lol, basically thers nowt up with your motor, you just got stuck cos you did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejay Posted February 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 to a certain point yes, but the TC can only try to reduce the slip of a wheel, but if that ground is mud /bog/ snow wotever then the traction cannot be regained on that surface and the wheel will continue to slip ye we got a bit sidetracked lol, basically thers nowt up with your motor, you just got stuck cos you did I got stuck ,because the freelander has a knackered transfer box ...........no thanks to those "getting sidetracked " due to there own personal little petty oppinions . I find that most topics that start off decent on this forum tend to end up, either losing the point within about 5 posts, or turning into a rant or joke . Should maybe start off a new topic " how many people really are prepaired to help " topic ha ha ha . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cap1len Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 the only way of 1 wheel having traction if the other 3 havent and to pull you out of the **** would be to have locking diffs on the front or rear (depending which axle your saying has the traction) such as ARB air-lockers, etc..which freelanders dont have...your right about the ground clearence tho, pants wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 wrong its only wrong in the fact that if you had locking diffs then you wouldnt have 3 wheels slipping..but thats the only way one wheel could find grip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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