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Got a silly question... what are the symptoms of broken spring? I my disco I can open the door from inside but not outside, when I try open the door from outside it feels like something slipping off the opening mechanism. it this due to the broken spring? or is there another solution for that?

Got a silly question... what are the symptoms of broken spring? I my disco I can open the door from inside but not outside, when I try open the door from outside it feels like something slipping off the opening mechanism. it this due to the broken spring? or is there another solution for that?

Sean, thanks for the link. I ended up getting a pump off the Ebay for 99pence!! postage cost me £5.90! I didn't worry setting the engine to tdc, I just unbolted the faulty one after taking off the engine breather pipe which was in the way. Fortunately the highest point of the cam lob was...

I didn't mean I don't want to fix the brakes or the pump, I just want to figure out whether the pump needs to be replaced or I can fix it as suggested in the thread and if the other guys had the same loss of vacuum. Right now the car is parked up and not being used, I am on two wheeled pedal...

Pump on my disco is leaking lots of oil too and there is no vacuum when driving short distances, so the pedal is solid and need to ensure I leave enough gap to stop! Question is, does the oil leak make the pump loose vacuum, or is there something else wrong here as well? Any feedback would...