Hi all.

I have an issue with my 2008 FL2. When turning on greater than a 45 degree angle - the rear wheels feel like they are slipping/ scrubbing. To me it feels like the rear wheels arent following the rest of the car and are fighting the turn. When you apply power into the turn the car sometimes gets a strong vibration through it.

I have had the diff replaced - however the issue started before the diff failed. Maybe the two are connected?

Someone has suggested that this may be caused by the rear trailing arm bushes being shot.

Any thoughts?

Thankyou, Jordan.

If the turn is from stationary, then it's kinda normal up to a point, as the Haldex is always energized when starting to move from stationary.
What you feel is the phenomenon named wind-up.
If you didn't had the Q106 and the update for the rear bearing static load done, then have them done.

Wind-up
Never known this to be present on a full-time 4x4 system, only on a part time 4x4 system where there isn't a center diff to allow the front and rear axles to turn at different speeds.

If it is wind-up then I would think the haldex system has a fault  ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

Well, depends on the type of full-time 4x4 system...

In the case of FL2, when Haldex is fully energized, the system behaves like a 4x4 system that has a center differential and the diff is _locked_.
The Haldex is used to connect, on demand, through its clutches, the rear axle.
When is fully energized and the power flows unrestricted through it, the front and rear axles will rotate with the same speed. Therefore the wind-up.
See here the same system as in the FL2's case: https://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/user...x_gen4.pdf

No, the Haldex is not at fault. And you can say that neither his firmware is.
It is just the result of a compromise between a problem-free take-off, in any situation, and an improper use of the system that generates that wind-up.

The Q106 and those later firmwares that should be applied when you change the rear bearing improve this compromise and try to extend component life.

Thanks for the explanation Alex, I stand corrected
So can one assume that the FL2 doesn't have "full time" 4 wheel drive system like the Discovery/Range Rover/ Defemder, but has a "part time" 4 wheel drive system that acts like a "full time" system  ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

It's a full time 4 wheel drive system but unlike the ones fitted to Discovery/Range Rover/Defender.

The 4 wheel drive system in Freelander (and Evoque) varies the distribution of drive between front and rear axles depending on the loading at the time. For example in a straight line at 70mph drive is delivered 70% to the front axle and 30% to the rear, change lanes quickly and the system will almost instantaneously change to a 50/50 split. When moving off from a standstill it will deliver drive 90-95% to the front 5-10% to the rear. There will always be some drive on the rear axle, making it a full time 4 wheel drive system.

rchrdleigh wrote:

When moving off from a standstill it will deliver drive 90-95% to the front 5-10% to the rear.

As LR states, it's a "front oriented" automatic all wheel drive.
The power is transferred to the rear only "on demand" and at start from standing still.

Read thoroughly the document below for clarification.
Especially bottom part of page 3 and first part of page 5 where there is also some TR info.
https://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/user...0Drive.pdf

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2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650