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Well it was only a matter of time.. The MOT inspector got out if wrong sidecof bed this morning and knocked **** out of my poor old disco with a hammer and turns oyt one of my outriggers us fooked. Im pretty sure this is a common problem yet I cant find a supplier of ouriggers pre-fabricated...

Took both mine off once chunks started to fall off and cause scraping noises.

Bit like mine, leaking diff but it never drips, just the underside of the diff is permanently shiny. I never even had it as an advisory last year even tho I was expecting but you know how it is, I could wipe all the oil off the diff this year and if theres even a hint of oil from any of the...

What type of bearings did you get 23k out of Hippo? I just changed mine recently and found the ones which had been fitted a year ( 6k miles covered) previous by a garage who told me they only used genuine gkn had actually fitted bearings made by made by BJS..the new supplier of lr parts ...made...

Your OP does suggest you checked the VCU bearings.....or " actual bearings" as you had put it. It sounds quite likely that these are the source of your noise. Hopefully it will be as they are straight forward to change and relatively cheap.

+1, demand a years MOT too and you could do well. As said give chassis a good check..but miles d8nt cause corrosion generally...environment does.

EGR bypass done. I havent on mine and have always noticed same and have put it down to EGR still being as original which will contribute to being down on power a bit until engine is warm and breathing fresh air.

Great, thats the real benefit of the forum, glad you got it sorted.

Welcome mickmc. As BillyJacksuggested its sounds like somethings being fouled up somewhere and possibly creating a short. Until you find out what it may be worth removing the fuse for your reverse lights....if there is one, to see if it prevents your battery drain in the meantime.

Yeh would agree..sumthin like that :)

This issue sounds typical of a sticky turbo wastegate. 5 mins to check and free up. Id be doing that before spending any cash. Do a search and youl find it.

What did you try and jump start from?. Was the battery of jump donor at least as big as yours? It sounds like shortage of power.

Amazing how peoples description of a noise can vary but im guessing prop shaft bearings, either that or have look underneath and make sure your prop shaft or any of the drive shafts have picked up plastic bags etc. If you find any keep them cos they are worth 5p now ;)

Probably, I could only undo the lower bolt on each side on mine, which is why ive been looking for replacements as I wrecked the heads trying to slack the upper ones, thinking I would have to get both out in order to change the discs...then the lights came on and I removed the carrier. Would...

What year freelander is yours?

Unfortunately I never got any with my mintex disc and pad set. Altho at time of buying I wasnt aware of state of bolts.

Thanks, this link shows guide pins and I do have the pin set for my year, 2003, the one with the rubbers on. Looking again at parts last night im pretty sure the internal threads, into which the guide pin bolts would be inserted are m8 fine, 1.0mm pitch. The stc 1914 bolts look correct but...

Cheers Hippo, once rain goes off and mrs drags herself up I will nip out and get number.

This one doesnt have flange and by number im sure its the bolt for securing carrier to hub.

Cheers NoDosh, this brings up part SYG000010.This is whati picked up from local lr dealer which I was sure were too big. Turns out they are, I also have lr genuine guide pins whichi know are correct by comparison and the threads on pins and bolts arent even close...the plot thickens.