Other what have u done on ur disco today

Stanleysteamer said:

Brill idea! I assume you are using the little access hatches in the wheel arches?

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I haven’t yet. But if I need to open the hatch I will for better room.

JUKE179r said:

I haven’t yet. But if I need to open the hatch I will for better room.

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There is one each side and although you have to take the wheel off it makes all this far easier and you can see possible rubs and chafing that you may not be able to see from on top or below. Did mine after my powersteering feed pipe from reservoir leaked due to chafing. Was shocked how many I found. Old garden hose and cable ties was what I used but often it was a case of putting pipes back in the clips that they should have been in! Best of luck!

finally got round to de-cating the Disco2 ... managed to get the cross member off, but 6 out of the 8 bolts snapped clean off... But, removed the cat pipe, and fitted the new one, plus 4 new rubber mounts. Did notice that the gearbox was soaked in oil. Im thinking the rear camshaft seal is leaking, but am going to clean it all down, and degrease, so I can see where its coming from...

Now, the crossmember..... I have some stainless allen bolts and serrated washers, so I tapped out the two clean holes, so I can utilise the existing captive nuts, which leaves me with 6 problem "EX" bolt remains.... Tried smacking off the nuts with a cold chisel, and lump hammer, but they wont budge, and theres not much room to swing a dead cat anyway... Will try a left handed drill bit but they are soddin rusted in so much the drill will snap before the threads loose off....

Ordered a few parts:-

Air suspension valve reservoir ( one near the compressor )
Air suspension compressor bracket
Air compressor fitting kit ( new Hitachi compressor going in next month and air tank )
Two front wheel bearings, mine have lasted 85k miles I suspect they are original to the vehicle
8 front wheel bearing bolts
Pirelli Scorpion 255 60 18 ( for the spare )
18" 5 spoke alloy ( for the spare )

Mrs is fuming ha ha

I took the Disco out to a job yesterday, and left the Nanocon running to see if I could resolve some issues. Found that the turbo boost was only 185kpa max. So shortened the rod and got a max reading of 230kpa, and this have given the TD5 a power lift. Couldnt believe it was so far out...

Removed the stock Bosch 0280155787 V8 injectors for reconditioned Bosch 0280155705 injectors on the Thor engine.

Looked out of my window at lane 1 of the M6, to find this strange vehicle...

Steyr Pinzgauer 6x6

tilly2 said:

View attachment 214677 Looked out of my window at lane 1 of the M6, to find this strange vehicle...

Steyr Pinzgauer 6x6

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wow, really like that , also has seriously low mileage , assume it’s had a rebuild

Pinzgauer capabilitiesEdit

The Pinzgauer is a highly accomplished off-road vehicle. Its capabilities, in some operational scenarios, are better than that of the Humvee and the Land Rover Defender.

• 38°/45° approach and departure angles
• 100% slope, or until tyres lose traction
• 700 millimetres (27.6 in) fording depth
• 335 millimetres (13.2 in) of ground clearance (lowest point when fully loaded)
• Can climb down a 360 millimetres (14.2 in) wall
• 43.5° side-slope
• 1000/1500 kg of payload (4×4/6×6)
• top speed (710 - 4×4): 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph); (712 - 6×6): 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) (716 - 4×4): 125 kilometres per hour (78 mph); (718 - 6×6): 115 kilometres per hour (71 mph)
• Full engine power available for 710/712 at 4 kilometres per hour (2 mph)
• M body type carries 10 people (4×4), 14 people (6×6)

Also look who owns one, greta would loose her mind , lol

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb...0K-Pinzgauer-military-vehicle-California.html

We have at least 6 Pinz's in the area: very popular with the keepers for taking shooting parties out onto the hills. I get to drive 3 of them every year at MOT time

Two new front wheel bearings and also new M12 x 70mm fixing bolts gone in

Always money to be spent with these things ha

Nothing.....iv done nothing it's working as it should

biketeacherdave said:

Nothing.....iv done nothing it's working as it should

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Shhhhhhhh ffs
Youve gone & jinxed it now lad..

Starting chopping my ns sill off for box section.

Ebay messaged me and said I had a £10 gift voucher to spend, and I got a £12 refund off an item that didnt arrive... So I bought myself one of those £24 steering ball joint removal sets...

Also bought a metre of 5mm ID, 9mm OD rubber tube as well. Going to have a go at the turbo modulator bypass, to see if it makes any difference to my sub 2000rpm power.

Ball joint remover kit arrived today... Bigger than I expected. Just need to get the kit together to replace the joints, and seals ad the same time. Think Im going to replace the shocks as well...

Sod all, well it is Sunday. Sundays I socialise down the pub

5mm tube is too big to replace the existing on the modulator. 4mm ordered...

Renewed the insurance. Adrian Flux sent me a renewal quote for £440. Quick Meerkat search found cheapest quote was LV at £303. To be fair, Flux matched the price, and took off the fee...

They are good, but you need to do some homework and make calls before you renew.