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Question:

we have a toyota lucida, N reg. diesel 4 wheel drive. when we go around corners on full lock, and now when pulling away we get a grinding noise and the car appears to pull (juddering). we had the front cv joint done last year. we have just taken it to the garage and they say its the gearbox. we did have a replacement gearbox put in 18 months ago, i don’t even think they’ve looked at the car.  1996 Toyota lucida estima 2.2 td 

Answer:

You need to have the car checked over fully to be sure – and I would suggest you locate a four wheel drive specialist to have a look at it…rather than an everyday garage who may not see a lot of four wheel drive vehicles…

I suspect from what you describe, that the problem is in the transfer box – but it could be a problem with drive shafts / cv joints as you mention or even a problem with the diff… ( as I have seen recently ) but its difficult to tell from here – thats why I recommend the use of a4x4 place to check it out – that has to be the very best advice for this one…

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