If the mechanic said that then I would view him with caution.... he know not what he is talking about. The vitally important matter is that all of the tyres have the same circumference - if you have mis-matched makes and types then that is unlikely to be the case. You will probably find that 1...

That was a really good answer!!

I would run a grinder down the crack to make a bit of a groove and then mig it up as best I can. If the repair holds - I wouldn't bother replacing it. A welded crack should not affect its function.

Also - tyres must be the same make and variant, there can be significant size differences otherwise.

Nope - but you will need to re-calibrate the tailgate window.

I bought mine from Bell Engineering and I also asked them to supply it with new bearings which they did for a very reasonable cost, they also recovered the old (exchange) unit a few days later. The recon unit was repainted and was indistinguishable from a new one cosmetically, came with 12...

+1. And I would also expect that in some cases if you bought new generic nyloc nuts, the resistance they offer is possibly less than a OE nut being re-used. The rule of thumb I use is if it is a M6 or larger and you can easily hand tighten it using a socket - it's probably time to replace it -...

No - just unbolt the propshaft from the rear diff, the propshaft from the front gearbox and then the two bolts that hold the VCU to the body. There is no need to mark anything up, it can all only go back one way.

The "M&S" or "Mud and Snow" markings are arbitrarily used my manufacturers and on their own generally only mean that the ratio of tread to surface contact ratio is higher and more suitable for rain/snow/mud. There is no performance criteria to meet. Winter tyres (also called snow tyres) must...

Main dealers always will have a different approach - they are governed to some extent by the manufacturer and will always act to keep the vehicle to the same standard that it left the factory. A manufacturer would rather have a reputation for high repair costs than a reputation for poor...

That's another good thing about e-bay - you can buy tools you only need once in the knowledge that you can pretty much get back what you paid for them. I actually made a £10 profit on a hydrolastic suspension pump when rebuilding my MGF. But as everyone else has said, don't try with ratchet...

There is confusion around the terminology here - the M+S symbol indicates that a tyre has a winter tread pattern, but actually most countries where the fitting of winter tyres is a legal requirement actually mean snow tyres, which have a snowflake symbol on the side wall. These have a winter...

This can't be over stressed - tyre sizes are not exact and since I got to know about the Freelanders fragility I have measured numerous sets of tyres. If you have two tyres of the same size (i.e. 215 65 R 16) but different makes or even the same make but different tread pattern there is more...

That is almost certainly your problem - If you measure them (string, dress makers tape measure) I would bet you find a significant difference between the two makes. You should not use the car until you sort this.

Good point well made! Sounds like the land of common sense rather than expensive pointless EU bollurks like we are made to endure....

I did a lot of research into this last year when I was considering moving a broken down 3.5 ton horse box from Cheshire to Yorkshire late one night with my Discovery. The law isn't clear but it is enforceable. Some of les garcons bleu don't know the law, some know it inside out and backwards...

I recently helped a mate with a early L-series FL1 and changed a few brake pipes. When bleeding the system, I got the impression that the brake fluid had never been changed, very milky and full of cloudy guey patches. I completely bled the system and drew through around 250 ml of fluid on each...

Thanks for the compliment - I've gained so much knowledge from this forum in 4 months I think it's only fair to put something back in if I can.

You will just need new coloured bulbs in your indicators, often the orange paint on them cracks and comes off with age so the light becomes more white. There is no requirement for the lenses on the indicators themselves to be orange, just to emit an orange light. I think they guy was just...

Thanks for that - given that I don't own a caravan I can probably just ignore them...