My 1992 Disco Tdi has never had its swivel pin housing bolts removed. So, they are a bit :rolleyes: corroded... Having acquired all the metric and imperial sockets I thought I would need, I now see that these are 12 point bolts and not the usual 6 point!:( And as they are a bit corroded I...

Problems getting the brakes to work properly may be due to worn front wheel bearings (1992 Disco 1 with 103,000 miles on the clock) - see earlier thread about my brake problems. How can I tell if the bearings need to be changed? I have not noticed any extra bearing noise or felt any...

I have been refurbishing the brakes (Disco 1 - no ABS, nice and simple, or so I thought!:o ). All calipers stripped down, cleaned and painted (:D ), new seals, new pistons, new bleed screws, new master cylinder, new flexible hoses, new pads. Fixed brake pipes have been replaced before and are...

My 1992 Disco has been off the road for 5+ years. Before getting it back on the road, I have overhauled the brakes, stripped down and cleaned the calipers, fitted new pistons, new seals and new bleed screws. I have renewed brake master cylinder. I have bled the brakes, no air comes out...

On my 92 Disco the front brake mudshields (they seem to protect the disks from the worst of the muck) are rotting away and I feel I should replace them. Has anyone any idea what they are called, part number etc.? Are they really needed? All my on-line searches have not located them.