700 Miles in 9 Days

Just returned from a 9 Day break in sunny Norfolk, where we completed over 700 miles with no issues.

Gotta love this Disco - keeps on goin.

Off to LRO Peterborough next week !

TTFN

Got a wobble ? Not any more ! Mileage 163180 - 11th August

Finally got to the root of the Wobble issue, which at 60mph was pretty frightening. Careful diagnosis led to badly worn swivel bearings. The picture shows the N/S/F chalice all stripped down - a job like this would have frightened me, but with the help of a seasoned mechanic (thanks Cliff) I managed admirably - in my opinion!!
The O/S/F was a different story. The hub turned out to be (on closer inspection) an ABS type hub, and the bearings I had purchased were wrong for this hub. With no hope of getting the right ones on a Sunday afternoon, we simply removed all the shims from the locating pin and bolted her back up.

With both wheels done, and road test completed, its fair to say its cured. The only remaining conundrum is whether the front axle is original? Strange having 2 different hubs.


Oh well, time for a well earned rest. Looking forward to next weekend away, and hopefully no lying under the landy !

TTFN

6000 Mile service 3/8/13 162885 Miles

 When I SORN'd Dizzy at the end of January 2013, mileage was 162000 give or take, a couple of months past her service which was due at 160k. I let the service slip by as I knew she would soon be parked up.
When 1st July came and I put her back on the road, I simply topped up fluids and got going.
Now having driven her for a month, during which time she passed her MOT, I guessed the service was well and truly due ! This  morning I popped over to Island 4x4 in Maidstone to pick up new front brake pads. I bought some engine oil there - 4.5 Litres for £14.99. That price for the oil is not the cheapest I've had but seemed reasonable enough!
That was not strictly true. On way home stopped at Tesco for fuel. In the petrol station kiosk they were selling their own brand 15w40 Mineral Oil at £4 for 2 Litres. Not one to miss a bargain I bagged a couple of those.

Back at the ranch i got to work. N/S brake pad replacement was a doddle. While car jacked up on that side, drained the oil from the sump, and removed oil filter. Duly flushed and refilled oil. Then onto O/S brake pad change -what a nightmare ! One of the inboard pistons was seized solid. Managed to get it moving but the dust seal on the piston came off. Bit of a pain getting it back on, but wifey came to the rescue. Finally got it back together.

With the car finally back on the deck, changed Air and Diesel filters. At long last a trip round the block to check the brakes, then back home for a lovely cuppa. A successful day, and Service now complete.

Lesson learnt today : Don't buy cheap Pry Bars - they bend. "Silverline" you should be ashamed of yourselves !

TTFN

Bargain Bumper 1st August 2013.

For a good while now I've been looking for a replacement bumper for Dizzy, as hers was rotten to the core under the corner mouldings. Whilst there was no obvious sign of the tin worm, I still knew it had to be replaced. Trawling the small ads and ebay, I never really found anything for the right money. Then by chance saw someone selling an ES spec complete bumper on ebay. The guy had advertised his mobile number. I phoned and offered a tenner, but he said no. "I'll let the auction run, there's a few interested parties" ! . I won the auction at 99p !

I then set about removing all plastic trim, which is selling on fleabay as you read!

The bumper itself is not in bad condition. The pic shows my mad mate Lui cleaning up the surface rust with an angle grinder. A mate at work is then gonna get it shot blasted, and then lui is gonna weld some strengthening plates on the front and sides, to hid the aperture thats normally not seen under the corner moulding. Then a coat or two of paint and it should look the dogs b*llox !

Result !

TTFN

Got a wobble 31st July 13

Since fitting new Track Rod Balljoint, have been getting some bad vibes when accelerating / decelerating through the 60-70mph range.

Thinking it might have been a loose universal joint on the propshaft i set to after work, to have a look.

Although i found nothing loose, i did grease all the u/j nipples and propshaft nipples. Must admit i've not done them for about a year !

Still none the wiser and still got the bad vibrations !

Will keep looking.

TTF

Peterboro' LRO Show September 2013

We've applied for a place on the Discovery Owners Club Stand.

Watch this space.

TTFN

19th July 2013 - MOT

It PASSED!

Yippee

No advisories.

However, still a long list of jobs to complete !