Oh Deer...

I've twice here in coastal Norfolk hit deer, both in the wife's car at less than 30mph. Luckily muntjac both times. Because within 100 yards of the same point I've had to hit the brakes to avoid a herd of 5 red deer.

We get all sorts of deer in the garden, as we are the first cover from the trees 1/2 Mile to the south.

Datatek said:

Thought Bull Bars were illegal, danger to pedestrians and all that?

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I'd be more concerned about the 2.2 tonne car attached to the bullbar, stupid "safety regulations".

Henry_b said:

I'd be more concerned about the 2.2 tonne car attached to the bullbar, stupid "safety regulations".

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EU pen pushers do not understand such things

Datatek said:

EU pen pushers do not understand such things

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certainly Seems so.

I think the rule is ‘no higher than the bonnet’ which is why they are okay on Defender because they are like a square box.
They don’t like them on transit vans and such.

Datatek said:

Thought Bull Bars were illegal, danger to pedestrians and all that?

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Post May 2007 all new bull bars must be EU compliant, and not increase the danger to pedestrians so basically foam rubber fake ones...
Unless of course you got a 1984 110 like me. The bull bars on that have grandfather's rights and should deal with most deer..

RangeRoller dt said:

I think the rule is ‘no higher than the bonnet’ which is why they are okay on Defender because they are like a square box.
They don’t like them on transit vans and such.

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At one time, the regs banned any hard round metal bull bars but regs seem to come and go these days

Are cow catchers legal?

One headlamp a steam whistle and a cow catcher, hoooo hoooo

Doo said:

Are cow catchers legal?

One headlamp a steam whistle and a cow catcher, hoooo hoooo

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Only between 11 pm and 8 am in the Gorbals.

Eight Venison legs in Aldi yesterday £40.00 the lot. Is that two dear.

Venison is deear, isn’t it?

Today, I mostly decidededed to change the ABS sensor, although I always had am inclination it could be the reluctor ring. Reason being the ABS sometimes flagged up a light and sometimes didn't. But this was getting more & more frequent.

Anyways, I got another sensor all the same, just in case...

So 300 years of hammering, digging, vacuuming and swearing & I had it out. I jacked up the opposite wheel so I could turn the hub to check the ring and within 2 teeth I saw the dirty gear gap where the ring had broken.

Called the local indie and ordered a CV joint with a ring attached for £25. Also ordered a seal for the half shaft

Then I spent 25 minutes undoing the caliper, carrier, disc, CV shaft nut and the 4 bolts holding on the hub, only to find one bolt head had shrunk due to rust! So I used a torx socket and persuaded it to come off. A few minutes hammering and the hub came away so I used me Dremel and cleaned the rust then clarted it with paint to prevent it getting too bad for a while.

Then I started on the radius arm while I was there. Now while the rubber bushes look fine, the centre had delaminated so the arm was free to slide side to side along the bolt length. The end nut was easy, the other end bolt got chopped off with the grinder, the EAS height sensor nut came of easy enough, which was weird and the anti roll bar bolts came off a treat... but by then I was almost beat so called it a day.

Next job is undo the anti roll bar bolts on the left, move the ARB so I can get room to grind off the final bolt holding the radius arm to the car.

The bushes have been in the freezer since yesterday (Sunday) so if I warm up the arm (after I use the Dremel to clean up the holes) I hope to be able to press them in using the vice. If not, a trip to a mates garage with the promise of choccy biccy's as payment

My CV "should" be in on Wednesday so hopefully all the bits will be done, the bumper should be back painted and laquered and she "should" be ready for the test.....

....Aye, right

If i remember correct @tomcat59alan uses jubilee clips round the bush to pinch it to help it push in, at least i think it was the bushes he was talking about as one never knows

brianp38dse said:

If i remember correct @tomcat59alan uses jubilee clips round the bush to pinch it to help it push in, at least i think it was the bushes he was talking about as one never knows

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You cannot get a small enough jubilee clip to fit the other thing you may be thinking about. He would need a fuel hose clip for that.

Yesterdays fun (not fun...).

Digging out the crime scene



Dressed it up with the Dremel, turned out nice



Then I saw the offending article



This bit was particularly funny



So I treated it to a small peen hammer, drill & wire brush and finally the Dremel and a coat or fifteen of paint



This has clearly been knackered for a while. I should have spotted it wasn't centred when I looked into the hole, but I was tired

I'll dress the old CV and keep it as a spare because there isn't anything wrong with the internals and I'm sure I'll find a reluctor ring along the way.



That snapped purely due to rust on the CV expanding until my ring piece snapped

Anyway, it's coming together and soon I'm going to have working ABS again If it happens again, I'll code read it and if it says left sensor, I check my ring 1st before I go smashing up sensors

wammers said:

You cannot get a small enough jubilee clip to fit the other thing you may be thinking about. He would need a fuel hose clip for that.

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Ha ha ha

Doo said:

Yesterdays fun (not fun...).

Digging out the crime scene

Dressed it up with the Dremel, turned out nice

Then I saw the offending article

This bit was particularly funny

So I treated it to a small peen hammer, drill & wire brush and finally the Dremel and a coat or fifteen of paint

This has clearly been knackered for a while. I should have spotted it wasn't centred when I looked into the hole, but I was tired

I'll dress the old CV and keep it as a spare because there isn't anything wrong with the internals and I'm sure I'll find a reluctor ring along the way.

That snapped purely due to rust on the CV expanding until my ring piece snapped

Anyway, it's coming together and soon I'm going to have working ABS again If it happens again, I'll code read it and if it says left sensor, I check my ring 1st before I go smashing up sensors

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Bad do when your ring piece snaps.

wammers said:

Bad do when your ring piece snaps.

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I know, and did you see the mess of my hole?

Doo said:

I know, and did you see the mess of my hole?

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Yep terrible mess. Bet your ABS sensor was reluctant to work properly.

Looks like it's been used to launch boats into salt water