My 3rd td5 discovery

Couple of weeks ago I picked up a new daily. A 2003 td5 Discovery ES Manual. 126,000 miles still equipped with ACE and air suspension. Decided to make a thread about it and keep adding to this one as a progression thread and to remind myself of what jobs I have done and when I did them.
So here she is



So the first job I tackled was the sunroof drains as the front sunroof was leaking. So down came the headlining which revealed a broken drain and the pipe just dangling

Then I removed the sunroof tray, cut out the drains and put the new ones in using tiger seal

When I picked my one up nearly 3 years ago, I have not put pics on the forum, but have loads of pics on phone?

So another job done today that really modernises the vehicle and in my opinion is the one area that lets the discovery down in today’s world. I am of course talking about the entertainment system. I’ve gone for a pioneer sphda120 which features apple car play, dual usb and Bluetooth. Also wired in a reversing camera so hooking a trailer up is nice and simple as you can see the tow ball on the screen. It all engages when selecting reverse so all very easy to use.

Edit that picture immediately

With care someone could read your debit card number and 3 digit code.

+1 ^^^^^^^^^^^^!!!!!!

Too late... I've got his card number.

Very nice Dizzie.

Just remove your Card!!

It’s an old card used to get the switches out of the dash. It’s about 10 years old and isn’t linked in anyway to any account I currently have or any bank I use. Thanks for the concern tho guys

109inches said:

It’s an old card used to get the switches out of the dash. It’s about 10 years old and isn’t linked in anyway to any account I currently have or any bank I use. Thanks for the concern tho guys

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Haha...i edited while you were posting that

Sorry bout dat

blue beasty said:

Haha...i edited while you were posting that

Sorry bout dat

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No worries I’ll add a picture with it scribbled out just in case anyone does stumble across it and thinks there’s a chance.

Damn that means the cash extraction won't work!!

lol

I got that it was Link - hence Debit card

So last night I decided to get the rear propshaft off to change the rubber ‘donut’ as it was deformed and cracking. Picked up a GKN replacement. However I ran into an issue I have never encountered before on any of my Land Rovers. All nuts and bolts undone but could not get the propshaft to budge, as it turns out the slider had seized solid which will account for the deformed rubber donut as it was having to flex because the propshaft wouldn’t slide.

To give an idea of how stuck it was I let wd40 soak into it over night and then greased it. I tied one end to a solid post and one end to my defender and tried to pull it apart. The rope I was using snapped several times. So before anything else can be done I need to wait for a new propshaft. Annoyingly had it have been greased it would’ve had years of use left.

In the meantime though I have an egr delete to do, a boost gauge install and silicone turbo hoses. I will also be dropping the sump and replacing the oil pump bolt at some point.

Couldn't you cut through the old rubber donut, then drop the prop off, take it into your workshop and deal with it? I think raising the rear body and letting the axle drop as far as poss should also help. Tons of leverage with various pry bars on the TB end too.

Got the propshaft out by doing just that. Was trying to pull it apart and grease it all when it was all off. That’s how the rope snapped

109inches said:

Got the propshaft out by doing just that. Was trying to pull it apart and grease it all when it was all off. That’s how the rope snapped

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DooooH! Having reread your post I now understand what you are talking about! Still, glad to know my technique worked. As for sorting out the splined joint, it would have been possible to have got it apart, but if you wanted to do it quickly, it would have involved heat and smacking the heck out of it with hammers, which is OK on ball joints but not so clever on a prop shaft and could possibly have distorted it to the point where it would not have gone back together or rotated smoothly, or slid smoothly, etc, etc. Did you not try a slide hammer on it? Hammering in the plane(s) in which it is supposed to work would have been OK. I guess you used your Defender for that! So hard to believe that a coating or rust can defeat your Defender. Or maybe you needed a chain instead of a rope!
Anyway, at least with a new prop you will feel happier, and I bet you'll crawl under and grease it often!

Stanleysteamer said:

DooooH! Having reread your post I now understand what you are talking about! Still, glad to know my technique worked. As for sorting out the splined joint, it would have been possible to have got it apart, but if you wanted to do it quickly, it would have involved heat and smacking the heck out of it with hammers, which is OK on ball joints but not so clever on a prop shaft and could possibly have distorted it to the point where it would not have gone back together or rotated smoothly, or slid smoothly, etc, etc. Did you not try a slide hammer on it? Hammering in the plane(s) in which it is supposed to work would have been OK. I guess you used your Defender for that! So hard to believe that a coating or rust can defeat your Defender. Or maybe you needed a chain instead of a rope!
Anyway, at least with a new prop you will feel happier, and I bet you'll crawl under and grease it often!

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They certainly will be greased more often. It’s already had a new front prop so I shouldn’t have to worry about propshafts for a while. I’ve never known one to seize so solid.
Today should be a busy one. Just need to fit the propshaft, egr delete, silicone boost hoses, change a front drop link, if the weather stays nice I might also tackle a bit of welding that I’ve found.

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a bit of welding that I’ve found

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Oh no, really? On a Disco 2? I do declare.......!!! Hope you manage to do it without having to drop the tank!

Stanleysteamer said:

Oh no, really? On a Disco 2? I do declare.......!!! Hope you manage to do it without having to drop the tank!

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I know completely unheard of. It’s just behind the rear shock absorber so not too difficult.