S2 disco , lock stop adjustment - Help needed.

Hello All,

I have just traded in the old girl (S1 disco tdi n reg) for a new girl (S2
disco td5 03 plate...shiney!)

The steering lock is a pain in the neck requiring to do frequent 5 and 6
point turns where 3 should do.

I now the wheelbase is a little longer but the difference is massive.

Is there an adjustment I can make which will improve the trurning circle to
less than that of a supertanker.

All help gratefully accepted.

Thanks

Martin

S2 td5 disco

Home user <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> Hello All,
>
> I have just traded in the old girl (S1 disco tdi n reg) for a new
> girl (S2 disco td5 03 plate...shiney!)
>
> The steering lock is a pain in the neck requiring to do frequent 5
> and 6 point turns where 3 should do.
>
> I now the wheelbase is a little longer but the difference is massive.
>
> Is there an adjustment I can make which will improve the trurning
> circle to less than that of a supertanker.
>
> All help gratefully accepted.
>
> Thanks
>
> Martin
>
> S2 td5 disco

H'mm interesting point you raise there. When I come to replace Our '97 Disco
in a few years one of the few things in favour of the Landie products was
the lock (we tow a caravan quite alot). My current yen is for a L200 or
Navarna style pick-up having been most impressed with Tims on our last green
lane day, though to be fair the seed had been set well before then.

Seems I'm running out of excuses unless Landrover come up with something
similar PDQ as I won't be buying a brand new one. Theres also a big
difference in the price tag too.

Lee D

<snip>
> H'mm interesting point you raise there. When I come to replace Our '97
> Disco in a few years one of the few things in favour of the Landie
> products was the lock (we tow a caravan quite alot). My current yen is for
> a L200 or Navarna style pick-up having been most impressed with Tims on
> our last green lane day, though to be fair the seed had been set well
> before then.

We had an L200 for a few months this time last year. It was the diesel
crewcab jobby. We did a run from here (chatham) to raunds and back with the
horsebox on, and it wasnt that fab to be honest. I didn't like the driving
position (being a shortarse at 6'4) and couldnt find a comfy compromise
anywhere.

And for a diesel, the fuel economy was worse than the v8 auto disco!

Si

Home user wrote:

|| Hello All,
||
|| I have just traded in the old girl (S1 disco tdi n reg) for a new
|| girl (S2 disco td5 03 plate...shiney!)
||
|| The steering lock is a pain in the neck requiring to do frequent 5
|| and 6 point turns where 3 should do.
||
|| I now the wheelbase is a little longer but the difference is massive.
||
|| Is there an adjustment I can make which will improve the trurning
|| circle to less than that of a supertanker.
||
|| All help gratefully accepted.
||
|| Thanks
||
|| Martin
||
|| S2 td5 disco

Can't give you a clear answer, but:

I had a 2001MY Td5 manual and the lock was truly awful. I even took it back
to the dealer (it was bought s/h at 18 months old and 6K miles) for him to
check. He told me it was as the factory intended, and that they are built
that way to prevent numpties from applying too much lock at speed and
flipping it over. Yeah right. AIUI the restriction is in the steering box
and you can't just wind in the lock stops as you can with an older LR.
However, there is a false limit built into the box, and if you turn the
wheel to full lock there should be another 1/4 turn of the wheel available
if you turn it a bit harder. This was true, but the lock was still
pathetic - one of the reasons I got rid, to be honest, as I was sick of
scraping the far wall on the entry to my drive, which a 90, RRC and P38
could do with ease (it's a >90deg turn). Getting it into a supermarket
parking space was a major enterprise.

However - this year I got another 2001 Td5 (auto this time - ???) and it's
fine. The turning circle is worse than the other LRs I have had, but
liveable with. Parks easily, and no issues with losing paint on the wall.
This one had 70K on when I got it. Perhaps they free off with mileage?
Perhaps they had a batch of a different spec? I don't know, but I'm sure
not imagining the difference. So I'm not sure I can help, except to suggest
a trip to a main dealer for a check, and perhaps an off-the-record chat to a
mechanic wot knows?

--
Rich
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