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    think ive sorted my death wobble :-)

    As I posted before I had a death wobble after I went green laning and fubbed my steering damper so I bought a used heavy duty damper. Changed swivel and wheel bearings. But still had the wobble. So I bought a brand new heavy duty steering damper as the used on3 I bought seemed to easy to...
  2. M

    High Mileage?

    Id buy it for that price my old disco commercial I bought for 300 and I had it for a year then sold it with 230k on the clock for 1200
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    front end wobble???

    The new cront damper seems to have cured mine :-)
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    do you prime a brand new steering damper

    Do they go a certain way around or any as the knackered one that came off was fat end drivers side
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    front end wobble???

    I have the same so far ive checked tyres put in new wheel bearing and swivel bearings I still have it. so today im just about to put in a new steering damper as mine only started when I smashed my old one. And also putting in new panhard bushes today if they fail it will have a appointment with...
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    do you prime a brand new steering damper

    Just bought a brand new heavy duty steering damper do they need priming if so how do you prime them thanks
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    electrics mind of there own

    No its about my 96 300tdi disco
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    electrics mind of there own

    i would but bank account says no auto electrician lol
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    electrics mind of there own

    none of the lights for the heating dials and center console work. only passenger window switch lights up. When i take the handbrake off the stereo + headlights dies then comes back on straight away when i flash my lights the rev counter and speedo and stereo momentarily die today whilst...
  10. M

    has anyone made there own snorkel

    I was thinking of using stainless steel tube. Not sure what size to use was thinking 50mm- 60mm
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    has anyone made there own snorkel

    Just wondered has anyone made there own snorkel for there discovery 1 and how easy and expensive was it. I dont believe in paying over a hundred quid for a piece of what basically is plastic tubing thanks
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    is it linked

    i have the death wobble diagnosed: drivers swivel bearing and passanger wheel bearing. this weeks jobs but now my brakes have virtually gone. pedal goes all the way to the floor. fluid level is fine and no leaks anywhere.
  13. M

    any one in kent breaking a disco1

    Is there anyine breaking a 300tdi I want both hubs or whole front axle
  14. M

    extremely bad steering shake jusdder

    planning both swivel bearing and wheel bearings this weekend. as i have new brake discs waiting to go on as well. is there any guides how to do them never done them before
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    extremely bad steering shake jusdder

    right everything looks good but i think i have found a mixturre of 2 things 1: drivers side i have play in the swivel and passenger side the swivel has no play but the wheel and brake disc have play so could it be swivel bearings drivers side and wheel bearing passenger side perhaps here is a...
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    extremely bad steering shake jusdder

    I fully compressed the damper 6 times before fitting 4 times slow and 2 fast. Cant see no bent rods. Driver swivel joint looks very leaky though. It wasnt doing it before I fuddered the old damper
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    extremely bad steering shake jusdder

    Sorry I am very green when it comes to land rovers. What do you look for once its jacked up. I.e play in the wheels or what .
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    extremely bad steering shake jusdder

    Standard tyres. Cant see no other damage underneath. Read some people call it the death shake but cant find a definitive cure
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    extremely bad steering shake jusdder

    I went off road and broke my steering damper. Fitted a new heavy duty one. Drove for first time last night and coming down dual carrage way my steering/front end started to vibrate and judder really bad opened one side of my bonnet. Slowed right down and stopped then continued my journey it...
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    new steering gaurd fitted and tested

    thanks for my steering guard axledeep in a V8 (dave) fitted and tested greenlaning but a hidden rock bent my steering damper like a banana :(