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mikeysabes said:
Would you believe it,,,, got her back on the road last week,,,, driving about on saturday,, few yards from my house on the way home i hear a clunk from the rear, took the flange thing out today coz i couldnt find anything visible, and would you believe it, poxy bearing has gone, what a great time for it to go too, paddock reckon they cant get one to me this week, theres a place in dunstable that has the bits, but hes a sodding rip off at around £40, now ive just found a place on ebay that do the whole lot for £9 but he cant post till jan the 5th

No whaddon for me this weekend by the look of it :(
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I assume you mean Autoland in Houghton Regis. He can be quite expensive but when you really need the bits you don't mind payiing premium prices. I've found his advice to be pretty sound too!

Its all very well finding cheap suppliers but if they can't deliver what good are they?
 
I've been driving over to Dingocroft in High Wycombe for bits recently. They sell genuine parts, not bad prices, worth every penny to get reliable parts, rather than crap pattern parts. Saves money in the long run as you only need to do the job once. Really helpful guys too.
 
Kris 300TDI said:
Chris have you had a look on ebay for a transfer box?
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Hey Kris, long time no see!

Yes have looked but I think I am gonna get xmas out of the way before I try to get the disco back on the road. Received £200 worth of parts for the shogun to get it through the MOT today... tomorrow start fitting but it still needs a patch welding on the sill... really hoping that DB can help me out with that! I know Kev could do it with no problem and that he is really tied upuntil the new year... my grace period for the retest is only a few days hence.

Only reason for getting the shogun on the road first is the fuel efficiency. Really want to keep the disco for laning and off road but I have no idea whether finances will allow for this.

I would still like to fit complete replacement xfer box since this will allow me time to strip the existing box and rebuild it. I will learn a lot from this process (as will Kai) and hopefully we'll end up with a first rate recon unit at the end of it.
 
Jai, basically everything needed to do the bearing, from what i gather its 2 bearings, oil seal and that snap ring thing

Heres a link to that one on ebay, but because of the xmas period i think hes not sending anything
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY '93-'98 WHEEL BEARING KIT on eBay, also, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 25-Dec-08 20:39:56 GMT)


Ryder, that is very true i have had a few bits off him before i spoke to him earlier and he said to take the wheel of and check its the bearing before getting some etc, his advise is very good

and indeed spyderman that is true, its just the issue with losing me job, dont have a penny at the moment :(

paddocks prices were also good, but again they cant get the bits to me for ages
 
Spyderman said:
I've been driving over to Dingocroft in High Wycombe for bits recently. They sell genuine parts, not bad prices, worth every penny to get reliable parts, rather than crap pattern parts. Saves money in the long run as you only need to do the job once. Really helpful guys too.
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Better prices than autoloand? AND will they do mail order? I rarely end up that side of the county so would have to build travel costs into the equasion.
 
mikeysabes said:
Jai, basically everything needed to do the bearing, from what i gather its 2 bearings, oil seal and that snap ring thing

Heres a link to that one on ebay, but because of the xmas period i think hes not sending anything
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY '93-'98 WHEEL BEARING KIT on eBay, also, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 25-Dec-08 20:39:56 GMT)


Ryder, that is very true i have had a few bits off him before i spoke to him earlier and he said to take the wheel of and check its the bearing before getting some etc, his advise is very good

and indeed spyderman that is true, its just the issue with losing me job, dont have a penny at the moment :(

paddocks prices were also good, but again they cant get the bits to me for ages
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You could always look at Boxby.co.uk. They look like a likely candidate for getting spares easily transported!
 
Ryder, you gotta keep that shogun on the road, its a beast lol
ill be honest,,, i loved my pajero, i wouldnt think twice about having another, but i didnt find it the best offroad, but it did only have road tyres, would have loved to try it out with some decent rubber on

Although i am very glad to be back in the landrover
 
mikeysabes said:
Ryder, you gotta keep that shogun on the road, its a beast lol
ill be honest,,, i loved my pajero, i wouldnt think twice about having another, but i didnt find it the best offroad, but it did only have road tyres, would have loved to try it out with some decent rubber on

Although i am very glad to be back in the landrover
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ive gone from a RRC to a paj got some good tyres on it and had a blast at whaddon only needed a tug once but it were driver error as it was my first off roading experience so was just getting use to it
 
Ryder said:
Better prices than autoloand? AND will they do mail order? I rarely end up that side of the county so would have to build travel costs into the equasion.
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Probably comparably on prices, but I've never found Autoland to ever have the parts I want in stock, whereas Dingocroft I can pretty much guarantee they have it. Autoland to me is a garage that holds parts, Dingocroft is parts only. They do mail order.
 
mikeysabes said:
Jai, basically everything needed to do the bearing, from what i gather its 2 bearings, oil seal and that snap ring thing

Heres a link to that one on ebay, but because of the xmas period i think hes not sending anything
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY '93-'98 WHEEL BEARING KIT on eBay, also, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 25-Dec-08 20:39:56 GMT)


Ryder, that is very true i have had a few bits off him before i spoke to him earlier and he said to take the wheel of and check its the bearing before getting some etc, his advise is very good

and indeed spyderman that is true, its just the issue with losing me job, dont have a penny at the moment :(

paddocks prices were also good, but again they cant get the bits to me for ages
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If you get the prices + Vat and part numbers from paddocks I believe 98% that I have what you need in my shed put them there yesterday all except the gasket which you dont really need if you use rtv silicone which will actually seal opposed to leak. Phone me if you need them after you check they are ok. If you find out you do need them just pay me what it will cost to replace them from paddocks. Jai
 
mikeysabes said:
Hi Jai,
Just on paddocks now, i think these are the bits i need

FTC4785R Hub seal - rear axle non ABS from JA032851

STC4382G Hub bearing - rear axle non ABS from JA032851 - Timken (OE)

STC4382R Hub bearing - rear axle non ABS from JA032851

FRC8002 Hub bearing lock washer - rear axle non ABS from JA032851

im not 100% on this though, i called paddocks to see if they would give me the part numbers over the phone, but wouldnt :(

past numbers
FRC8002
STC4382G
STC4382R
FTC4785R

Would you have them ;)?
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ill check tonight but pretty sure i got spare bearings for my 1986 90 and a spare set for my dads m reg disco so quite confident i ave em from memory the disco seal is slightly smaller in diameter in which case i have one cos it was in my off road box yesterday Jai
 
OK So I started some repairs today much to Luke and Kai's delight. Luke has been badgering me to help for a while so today he got his first taste, just a few nut removals and simple use of a ratchet and socket but he finished the day beaming!

Was changing the anti roll bar bushes and managed to sheer the bush hanger. From the tightness of the two nuts I imagine this is common but £35 for a new one is a bit painful.

Still got to try to get a new gaiter and also found a rip that wasn't mentioned on the MOT so will leave thaht one just in case!

Start on the wheel bearings tomorrow. Got those today as well at £45 plus vat per side.

Its not easy all this messing about with motors, but I'm starting to get a strange sense of satisfaction when something goes right! (A rarity at the moment I can tell you!)

Kai managed to replace the N/S Idler arm with very little help (though it did take a big hammer to get the ball joint out).

Still have no transport over xmas and will probably miss the retest period. But things are getting closer.
 
Good evening everyone

Just wanted to say (in case I don't get a chance again before the 25th) a very Happy Christmas to you all and your familys.
 
HAppy Xmas everyone,
Sorry to hear that your mota isnt going too well Ryder I'm planning on stripping half my body off over xmas holls get some sound proofing attached to my seat box once I get it out. Jai
 
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