If the car has got to 84K then it would have failed by now...

If they do the work and you get vibration they will not fix the vibration for free - how will you prove it wasnt there beforehand etc?

If they do the work and the diff starts to leak oil because they damaged the seal how will you prove they damaged it?

If you walk back to your car to find the mechanic holding down the adjuster on the steering column so it breaks the motor - how do not smack them in the face when they say that will cost you £800 to fix!? 

Dan that sounds like you haven't had much look with dealers, that's nasty about steering, I've just repaired my steering luckily got column of eBay for a bargain £57 so very pleased with that  Range rover hse
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dan_uk_1984 wrote:

If the car has got to 84K then it would have failed by now...

I've never heard of a diff blowing at that mileage - of course that doesn't mean to say one never has... but to do 84,000 miles with a misaligned diff would be a miracle. The ones that left the factory weren't "massively" out in the first place and obviously as the splines have to line up there are only X number of ways to locate the shaft.
I would speculate that the misaligned ones were only 1 or 2 splines out as any more and it would have been glaringly obvious.

Personally though, I would rather go without the raft of issues experienced after this recall has been carried out.


On the topic of recalls, in the states they have recalled the L322 over the front cat's falling apart. We have the same parts, but no recall. They also have a steering column recall, we have no such recall.

Recalls are all about what LR think they can and cant get away with. 

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

I've never heard of a diff blowing at that mileage - of course that doesn't mean to say one never has... but to do 84,000 miles with a misaligned diff would be a miracle. The ones that left the factory weren't "massively" out in the first place and obviously as the splines have to line up there are only X number of ways to locate the shaft.
I would speculate that the misaligned ones were only 1 or 2 splines out as any more and it would have been glaringly obvious.

Personally though, I would rather go without the raft of issues experienced after this recall has been carried out.


On the topic of recalls, in the states they have recalled the L322 over the front cat's falling apart. We have the same parts, but no recall. They also have a steering column recall, we have no such recall.

Recalls are all about what LR think they can and cant get away with.

ric355 wrote:

The modification inserts a CV at the front end of the propshaft thus allowing for some misalignment.

Correct, but if you ensure there is no misalignment in the first place then you don't need the flexible coupling.

When this system is used in BMW's there is no need for this, the problem stems from Land Rovers "Slap Dash" build approach. It's not fair of me to tar every LR build line employee with the same brush, after all there are thousands of RR's out there who's Diff's have not failed and who are on their second owner (so know nothing about the recall)

Land Rover have acknowledged that the bulk of failures were at 30-40K then in another 30-40K after replacement (before the flexible flange) 

I don't really see it as a build quality issue. I see it as a design fault. As you know they changed the design for the later cars.

ric355 wrote:

I don't really see it as a build quality issue. I see it as a design fault. As you know they changed the design for the later cars.

It had a different engine & gearbox...

The LR bulletin says that the problem occurs from being misaligned on the production line. Simples.

On the BMW X5 that uses the same drivetrain this doesn't happen. Simples. 

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

It had a different engine & gearbox...

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

The LR bulletin says that the problem occurs from being misaligned on the production line. Simples.

On the BMW X5 that uses the same drivetrain this doesn't happen. Simples.

Hi Guys,

I have a diff for sale from an accident damaged FF SE TDV8 3.6 that had 17000 on the clock if it's any good.

Excellent condition and no damage from the accident.

£50 plus postage. "UNDERSTEER" ----is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"OVERSTEER" ------is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"HORSEPOWER" ----is how fast you hit the fence.
"TORQUE" -----------is how far you take the fence with you.

Both of my range rovers had the diff recall done by strastone Newcastle, they collected the cars, valeted them, and returned them the next day.
Works were carried out within a few Days of asking......they must have needed the work!!!!!!