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    rear wiper not working

    is there a special tool to remove the inside panel of the rear door, i think it is held in place by about 20 clips, can i use a screw drive to pry it out?
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    Fog lamps on bumper

    do you have any pictures you could send me
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    Disco Cruise problem

    the first thing i would do is check the air lines controling the cruise control, i bought a 96 disco last year and the cruise didn't work, rather than taking it in for service i checked the manual and found which hoses were part of the cruise control and checked each one, i found the ends of one...
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    A pillar trim whistling

    I have a 2002 Disco and i have noticed that on winding days the passenger a pillar trim on the outside seams to pop out a bit and starts whistling, i think i will glue it down with an adhesive, i was just wondering if anyone else has had the same problem. one more thing on windy days i get a...
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    Fog lamps on bumper

    I would like to install hella black magic driving lights to my disco 2 but i don't have a brush bar on the front, can the lights be mounted directly to the bumper in front of the grill?
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    centre locking differential explained

    So why would it be bad to run with the centre diff locked on pavement if all it does is split the power between front and rear, each wheel would still be able to spin independently right?
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    centre locking differential explained

    I am a little confused so i could use some help, last year i bought my first disco, a 1996 and it had CLD, my understanding was that once the centre diff was locked all four wheels would spin at the same speed then i read that if a front wheel was spinning and the opposite rear wheel was...
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    alternator (generator) problems

    back to square one, battery charges at idle speed but the belt might be slipping at higher rpm, belt is a little loose so now have to invest in new belt tensioner
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    alternator (generator) problems

    put the battery on a trickle charger overnight and everything seems fine, rev counter is working and volts on the battery are normal, thanks for your help guys
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    alternator (generator) problems

    thanks for all your help guys, i'm going to take the alternator back tomorrow , i'll keep you posted with what the problem turns out to be
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    alternator (generator) problems

    i cleaned the connections to the battery and checked to make sure the ground connection was still connected tightly to the frame and it was, i took the truck to the shop where i bought the alternator and at first the guy thought there was a problem with the alternator. he checked the voltage...
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    alternator (generator) problems

    how do i check the earth? this sounds like it is getting beyond my skills, i think i will get the new alternator checked first as it is a recon unit
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    alternator (generator) problems

    ok, first thing i did was replace the battery because it was old anyways, then i drove to the store to get a new alternator and on the way home the tachometer started to work again, i measured the volts across the battery and it was above 13 so i assumed the alternator was working...
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    alternator (generator) problems

    I have a couple of questions. I was driving home and all the lights on the gauge came and and the stereo stopped working as though the battery was going dead, i made it home but the battery was dead this morning. I notice the tachometer is no longer working and from other posts assume the...
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    ome suspension

    i just installed ome coils, shocks and a steering dampener and now i notice the steering wheel is no longer centered, it is turned a little to the left in order to drive straight. does this mean i need a wheel alignment? thanks one more problem, when i get the rover muddy the abs light comes...
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    axle oil

    thanks for all the info, got lucky because the store only had castrol oil
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    axle oil

    well i am going to give it a go tomorrow and i'll you guys know how it went, after that i need how to grease the grease nipples! thanks guys
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    axle oil

    great! thanks for the info Slob, you answered my next question, brilliant!
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    axle oil

    thanks for all the info, one more thing, anyone know where i can buy the 13mm square socket online i've look around town and can't seem to find one
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    axle oil

    was just going through the maintenance part of the manual and came across changing the front and rear axle oil and thought i would do it myself but i don't know what oil to use, the manual doesn't say what to use for the axles but are they the final drive? in the lubricants section of the manual...