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Thanks all for the advise and guidance. Managed to break the taper by swinging a 4.5kg sledge hammer to hit two 4lb mallets that were held on either side of the taper by a second person like anvils. Took a few swings but all four eventually gave in.

Ok, so looks like we might have found part of my issue then! So instead of pounding it downwards to try to move the knuckle down, I'm rather hitting it front to back direction to upset the ball joints taper bond. On the attached picture the arrow is the direction I hit it, striking the vertical...

and I pulled the below quote from this thread < https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/steering-knuckle-ball-joint-removal.333425/ >: Maybe I'm being daft and am I hitting it in the wrong place then - on the flat in front of the top ball joint (where I've drawn the red oval on the attached...

Top and bottom ball joint boots have splits in them and given that the vehicle is now 16 years old with 280,000km it's time to replace them. I've stripped it all down now (wheel, brakes, CV shaft off, etc) and just have the knuckle attached to the diff through the ball joints. What's the hot...

There is some really interesting reading available on http://www.discotd5.com including, if you dig deep enough, some comparisons on different tuners maps. Generally though, it would seem that previously tuners were a bit limited in what they were/could modify and due to this the electric...

There are some pictures online. Can be found Google search TD5 MAF bypass. I'm told that it's not ideal as it causes air to not be measured all the time including when the MAF is in range. If you've never had the issue you might have the Euro 2 spec 10P motor which don't utilise the MAF sensor...

The boost box is for the MAP sensor not the MAF.

I'm interested to know what methods others are using for the MAF issues that arise when running larger turbos/VNT/VGT or sometimes even the standard turbo with the waste gate adjusted a lot. One method I have seen but not tried myself, is the MAF bypass hose - I believe for this a secondary...

I wasn't able to get the instructions from Ian/IRB Developments, but a members of AULRO had a copy and forwarded them to me. For future reference for anyone else, they are: Using my Nanocom Evolution to data log while driving it would seem that both my MAF and MAP are over where they should...

Anyone have the instructions handy for adjusting/tuning the IRB Developments Dual/Two Channel Turbo Booster Box for Td5? I bought and fitted mine in around 2013 and seem to have misplaced the guidance since then (thankfully I haven't had a need to touch it). I'm currently have intermittent...

Has anyone here had any experience with Flo-Flex bushes for the watts linkage on a Discovery 2? A member on AULRO < Watts Linkage bushes, Flo-Flex v OEM - Page 3 - Australian Land Rover Owners > purchased and attempted to fit them but found that they crushed when being tightened to the...

And another one - D2BC.co.uk &bull; Login Seeing a pattern forming? Note that the effected users are from all various parts of the world too.

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Has anyone who has recently fitted new axel shaft seals to their front diffs experienced continual issues with them leaking? A number of us in Australia are finding this issue and we believe that the cause may be that the new seals are being produced slightly smaller (35mm vs 36mm ID)...

Anyone know of any company that makes brackets/mounts to lower the upper mounting point of the rear shock absorbers? I know Terrafirma do this for D1 and Defenders, but not D2's I have fitted 4" spacers underneath the SLS airbags to achieve a 4" lift for the rear. Now, as I'm using the...