Thanks a lot of clarifying. Gonna work on this today and then I guess if it doesn't make any noise I move on to inspecting the flex plate.

 

Wait a minute.... shouldn't the bolt for engaging and disengaging the CDL be there on top to the right? BTW driveshaft seems fine.

 

Unfortunately, Land Rover removed the CDL nipple from late 2001 through 2003.

Only 1999 - early 2001 have the TC with CDL nipple and 2004's got the CDL engagement lever as well.

 

that’s a bummer, thanks for letting me know.

Any ideas on how to preform this test then? I’m pretty certain it’s from the front not the back. Is it fine to drive the truck without the front driveshaft in to determine if the sound still happens?

 

can't drive a non locked tcase without the front shaft.

 

Leave the drive shaft in, jack up one of the axles, I would start with the front, the wheels will spin on the axle that's in the air

 

Driveshaft in, front axle up, truck in neutral, spin the wheels by hand and we think it might do it? Or at least be a sufficient enough test?

 

Maybe, kind of doubt it. Put it in drive keep your foot on the break and let it start rolling really slowly as an added measure of safety, you can pull the wheels off and then you know it won’t move. If you feel the vehicle move at all like the rear wheels are pushing stop immediately, but I doubt that will happen. Obviously pointed it away from the house or anything else in case it does move a little bit.

 

I greased the zerks, put it back on and just took it for a spin thinking why not. Still squeals occasionally and now vibrates at speeds above about 45, ayyeeeee. Read about the orientation of the zerks if its the kind that are in the valley of the u-joints, maybe I screwed this up? I think I'm just going to replace the driveshaft and also change the front diff fluid and look for excessive metal specs. I'll also do the jack stand test. Got a baby on the way in a few weeks and lots of work... seems like Land Rovers might not be newborn time friendly.

 

The D2 has been pretty reliable for me. I think I've had it 6 or 7 years now. My son had a similar age FourRunner for a number of years. I think it needed more work to keep it going than the Disco. He's since bought a newer FourRunner which hasn't needed a lot of work. I've had LR's since the kids were small (my youngest was a newborn when i got the Series 2A). The LR's have worked for me. Not everyone will have the same experience though.