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Nevillerover



Member Since: 14 Feb 2015
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Sumatra Black
I didn't get any movement by hand or bar so I worked on the principle that the part is cheap and easy to fit so just do it. I'm glad I did.
Pulling away or changing direction I get a bit of a springy twang noise as one of the rear springs settles. When I next service it I'll try rotating the sprint, greasing where it sits or even clamp it down with a jubilee clip. It's not a problem, just a minor imperfection. Anyway, if you seriously off road one, you get all sorts of horrible noises but you have to learn to live with them, it's normal.
Post #407129 13th Mar 2015 6:56am
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sharkey964



Member Since: 05 Oct 2014
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France 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
Nevillerover;Thanks for this post/thread.
I did'nt even think I had a problem with a worn A frame ball joint.
Though ocasionaly,usualy when Mrs S,was driving I would hear a clunk from the rear of the tub.I just put it down to her not feeding the power in smoothly.
After reading through this thread,I thought I'd change the joint just on the off chance.& it cant do any harm.
The diference is immediatly evidend,no clunk on take up of drive and a lot smoother.Even when Mrs S is driving.
Thanks also to x-isle for the tip to grind down a socket to fit. Thumbs Up
The old one dous'nt appear to have any play in it,but,it's easy to move by hand;The new joint is nearly imposible to move by hand.
Truck has done 65000km,so similar to what others have found.
Bow down Thumbs Up
Marc.
Post #407222 13th Mar 2015 12:10pm
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Caterham



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sharkey964 / nevillerover,

before changing the ball joint was it obvious the clonk / poor take up was coming from the rear or did it seem like the clutch area?

glad it's going well for you now.
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Post #408421 17th Mar 2015 3:39pm
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Tiger



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Anybody get a clonk on dipping the clutch,

or even just selecting a gear?

or even just bring the clutch up in neutral?
Post #408426 17th Mar 2015 3:51pm
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sharkey964



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Caterham wrote:
sharkey964 / nevillerover,

before changing the ball joint was it obvious the clonk / poor take up was coming from the rear or did it seem like the clutch area?

glad it's going well for you now.
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The clunk was intermitent & I would say it sounded like it was coming from underneath the tub towards the rear,More so if I or Mrs S, Whistle did'nt feed the power in smoothley.
For what a new joint costs it's well worth doing anyway,it certainly would make a positive diference as opposed to a negative one.
Marc
Post #408439 17th Mar 2015 4:28pm
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sharkey964



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Tiger wrote:
Anybody get a clonk on dipping the clutch,

or even just selecting a gear?

or even just bring the clutch up in neutral?

That sounds more like the release bearing,or a clutch related problem.Especialy if you hear it when letting the clutch pedal up in neutral.
Marc
Post #408441 17th Mar 2015 4:32pm
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Caterham



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Thanks Marc. I plan to...once done will let you know....i suspect it needs doing but suspect (especially from your comment above) that the clutch also needs replacing too.
Post #408511 17th Mar 2015 8:05pm
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LR90XS2011



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green
I had my clutch and clunk addressed by Guy Salmon and have just had the paperwork these are they replaced

LLR048731 KIT CLUTCH £217
LLR004390 SLEEVE £37
LLR052128 CYLINDER CLUTCH £66
LIYX500050 RING £11
LKR0500330 SHIELD £30
LLR033026 FLYWHEEL £355
LTUD500020 SHAFT FRONT £43
LLR030054 FLANGE DRIVE £52
LLR006096 BOLT SPECIAL £7
LNY606042 LOCKNUT X12 21P
L571752 GASKET

So it appears it was my gearbox to transfer box shaft that had the play

after about 500 miles the clunk and rattle have not yet come back DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy
Post #416471 15th Apr 2015 6:31pm
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Jim_Bean



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
I've just tripped over this thread and it sounds exactly like the issue I am having. My 110 has covered 28k miles and now i'm hearing a clonk just before coming to a complete stop and also just when pulling away. Occasionally it'll make noise when going slowly around a corner or slowly over a pothole. I don't hear it when cruising at 50 - 60.

Is it a simple job to swop out the old unit for the new'High Articulation' version?

Is this the best replacement? http://www.paddockspares.com/fulcrum-brack...ation.html

Thanks guys!
Post #439472 21st Jul 2015 9:50pm
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bpman



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^^ that's the one I fitted Thumbs Up
Post #439501 22nd Jul 2015 6:25am
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Caterham



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just wondering why;

a - you'd go for a Britpart when everyone seems to slate them and suggest you shouldn't use them,
b - when not just fit the following as the casting is presumably ok?



http://www.paddockspares.com/anr1799d-a-fr...kheed.html
Post #439521 22nd Jul 2015 8:17am
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Jim_Bean



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I decided to go for the Gwyn Lewis version for that reason:

http://www.gwynlewis4x4.co.uk/product/a-fr...n-housing/

Much more expensive but a quality part.
Post #439524 22nd Jul 2015 8:22am
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taazzukcb



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You can change the ball joint on it's own, but it's a right fecker of a job. Admittedly, James' probably should be to bad to press out. My previous 90's old one wouldn't budge, but it was probably the original ball joint from the early 90's!

Few people on here have had upwards of 40-50 tonn presses on these with no joy, some have used 10-20 and left it under compression for a few hours before it exploded out of the casing. Then some have been able to hit them out with a hammer.

It all depends on how much time you have! I have a 20-tonn press, but if I needed to do the job quick, I'd buy it with a new fulcrum and then in my own time, press the old one out and fit a new joint and probably sell it.
Post #439536 22nd Jul 2015 9:02am
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Caterham



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Tiger wrote:
Anybody get a clonk on dipping the clutch,

or even just selecting a gear?

or even just bring the clutch up in neutral?


Tiger - get anywhere with this?
Post #439544 22nd Jul 2015 9:46am
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Vanderbult



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Netherlands 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Santorini Black
Re: Clonk Gone
Nevillerover wrote:
There are a lot of posts on here about clonking when taking up the drive and often the answer is said to be the A frame fulcrum.
My last Landy had it and I lived with it for years then may latest TDCI had it and I thought I just can't stand it any more. Even though I couldn't pry any movement in the joint I bit the bullet and swapped it for a new one pre-mounted on the casting. What a difference! It's not too difficult to swap and now I think why did I wait all the time. Moral is, got a clonk on take off, don't put up with having to nurse it away from junctions, go swap that joint.


Is this the clonk which is noticable when switching gears and the clutch catches the drivetrain? it annoys me very much, i've got a 2011 defender 90 and i would really like to get rid of the clonk. and i also thought it was due to some slack in the drivetrain somewhere...
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