Sorry to hear about the stinking scumbad that did this, but some bits of unfo that may help.
On LRUK forums, i'm sure this garage was mentioned a while ago re bad customer service ( coudl be wrong but rings a bell)
It's a common trick on Freelanders to do thid if the viscous coupling is knackered as it's expensive to replace and this is what splits the drive in a Freelander.
Another garage to reccomend is The Discovery Centre Pool in Wharfedale. I use the for my defender and a number of people i know use them for their discos. It's ten mins past the airport on the Harrogate road an