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Do you think that worn guide pins could put the caliper and pads out of true? Your suggestion, although you say it's a long shot, does sound good. The juddering does get worse the longer you drive for and with more frequent brake applications, which ties in with what you say. I'll check them...

I took it to "Ultimate Land rover" a speshlist near me. They tested the brakes and fitted new front discs and pads about 3 mths back. I asked them if they could check for a seized caliper etc, they told that it was just the discs that had warped. What goes wrong with the calipers that could...

Hi all, I've owned my disco for just over a year now, and already it's on it's 3rd pair of front discs, (inc' the ones that were on it at time of purchase). Seems as though they work well for the first two months or so, then they start juddering when I brake. They're bearable for the following...

Agree with you there mate. Can't beat diff lock when things get slippy, oo err missus.

Some places will check your tracking for free. I think Kwik twit do free tracking checks. Main signs of tracking prob's are, car pulls to one side and un-even wear on tyres. Have you got a decent tread depth on your tyres? Nice caravan by the way, the missus wants to change our Avondale...

Have a look at your anti-roll bar bushes. When these are worn you'll get a knock when you swing the car left to right / right to left. Cheap and easy to do. Stu.

What tyres you got? If you've got road tyres on, you'll get the T/C cutting in a lot. Since I changed my wrangler hp's for grabber at2's I've notice a huge reduction in T/C application. A gentle right foot helps too. Stu

The twangy noise is your traction control cutting in. When it senses a wheel loosing grip it applies the abs to that wheel, which in turn sends the power to the wheels with most traction. When you drop one wheel of the kerb the T/C sometimes kicks in. The system thinks that the dropping wheel...

Recently had a weekend in Darlington, (visiting the outlaws), Travelled from M5 J2 to Darlo, did around 20 miles pottering around up there, then drove back the following day. only used 5/8ths of a tank, I filled it to the brim before we set off for Darlo', and sat at a steady 55 / 56 Mph. I...

I've got AT 2's on mine, I haven't noticed any more road noise than when I had HP Wranglers on. I've used them off road several times and, while not the most aggressive tyre, I found the T/C was activating a lot less than when I had the occasional "play" with the HP's on. They look good too. I...

Balljoints! No offence intended.

Thanks for all the info guys. How can they rotate one axle without the other trying to move as well? Stu.

So when they go to put it on the rolling road I should panic and start screaming at them. Cheers. Stu.

Righty, it's coming up to my first ever 4x4's mot and I can't get my head around how they're going to do the brake test on my Disco' TD5 auto. How do they do the brake test on perm' 4wd motors? Do they have to disconnect something to let front and rear axles rotate independantly, or do they put...

As much as the frustration drives me to Daft's suggestion, I'm one of thems wot wants stuff to work if it's on my car. It's the first time i've gone to open them up since last summer, so chances are somethings seized up. Is it worth spraying wd40 all over what little I can get at with the roof...

Anyone got any ideas then? Stu.

Hi all, Just a quick question, both the front and rear sunroofs seem to have seized on my Disco' 2. I'm getting a good voltage at the motors, but they're not opening or closing. You can hear the ECU timing out after 7 sec's. I'm hoping it's because of the heat and they'll start working...

Got back from a short break in the Corwen area a couple of days back. Did the wayfarer allbeit by accident, thought it looked like a decent route on the map, got to the summit and recognised the memorial thingy and the metal tin containing a fetid mars bar, a tin of coke and some note pads...

Hi all, I'm going to be in the Corwen area for a few days with the wife & kids from the 29th march onwards. Can anyone suggest any lanes I could do, (nothing too scratchy)? I think I'll give the fabled carwash a miss at this time of year though, no snorkle you see. Maybe if someone's...

There are some stunning lanes over the long mynd / stipperstones area, nothing too dificult / scratchy, but well off the beaten track and gobsmacking scenery. I'm still up for a joining a convoy around the Midlands somewhere, work permitting.