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All, My disco 2 with about 110k miles on clock has been making strange noises from the rear from time to time recently. Having just checked round I've just spotted there is no pad on the outside / off side and the disc face is nothing like as smooth as those on the other wheels. I clearly need...

Hello, my rear wiper arm broke at the weekend, it's currently just staying on with the washer pipe. Replacements are ordered, they appear to come with a new washer pipe, but my query is said pipe - do I need to strip the read door lining to find the joiner, I can't see one on the exterior :(...

Hello all. My new (to me) discovery 2 Td5 automatic is very difficult to start when it's been sitting for a few days. I freshly charge the battery overnight, turn the key to on, wait for most of the lights to go off, then turn the key to the start position and it just clunks. I've video'd the...

Having had a nasty rumble over about 20mph I was advised to replace the UJs on my front prop shaft. It came off easily enough but I was unable to get the existing UJs off using my basic tool set up so handed the whole shaft to a local garage together with the OEM parts I'd sourced from Rimmers...

Just completed fitting my new passenger side door top, recovered the glass from the old one and built up from scratch. Very satisfying :) Before... After...

Apparently those two loud beeps every time I set the alarm on my 300Tdi mean there is a door open, I'd assumed they mean all is ok :-o The bonnet sensor is loose in the engine bay, can anyone tell me how I can fudge the wiring so the alarm thinks the bonnet is shut? Thanks in advance

I've bought some second hand switches that I'd like to use with some LED lights on my disco, I want to put them under the clock where the front fog light switch sits between two blanks. The switches I'm playing with were originally for the rear fog lamp and the heated rear window. I think I've...

All, I replaced the steering arm to drag link ball joint on my Range Rover based trialer less than a year ago, the boot has already deteriorated to the point that it urgently needs changing :( I'm wondering if I did somehting to cause this by the way I fitted it (my first time)? Maybe I've used...

I'm told the front axle of my trialer came from a 110 defender (much of the rest came from a Range Rover), I've drained the oil from the swivel hubs and have tried to refill using my oil syringe but it's plastic pipe almost fills the level hole (square headed plug in the attached picture) which...

or perhaps more importantly where can I get another one from? My new (to me) Series 3 has these on the hubs fitted with 235/85R16 tyres but the spare looks like a standard wheel fitted with a 205 R 16 tyre, want to get the spare to be the same as the others. Thanks in advance. Richard

We (my son and I) have just bought a series 3 88 inch to work on together ready for him to drive initially off-road then on road once he turns 17. It's had some restoration carried out - galv chassis, bulkhead with no vents and has had engine changed to 2.25 NA diesel having been built with 2.25...

All, another plea for help - this time regarding the oil pressure gauge on my trialer (3.5l V8 with fuel injection from a range rover I think?). With the ignition off I get a reading of zero, with ignition on but engine not running I get full scale on the gauge. I'm thinking that the gauge is...

All, I bought an ALRC log booked 88in trialer last year, it had it's first detailed scrutineering session earlier this month and one issue was the lack of external vent on the fuel tank. I've attached a few photos but my understanding is that I need to seal the fuel filler cap so that it does...

I have a 300Tdi shod in fairly new 205/16 all terrain tyres otherwise pretty standard other than snorkel and steering guard. Having had a great day laning around West Norfolk on my drive home I noticed a single knock every time I applied the foot brake. Now back home, I'm getting a feeling like...

I'm sure there must be a knack to this - I've got the nut off the upper bolt on the panhard rod on my trialer (believed to be a 110 front axle) but cannot extract the bolt. It will not unscrew, have tried to knock it out (possibly too gently). The bolt turns with extreme difficulty - I expect...

Having sailed through it's recent MOT needing just 2 anti-roll bar drop links and no advisories the delightful disco is now paying me back! I noticed the other day that there was nothing to stop the pin in the bottom of the rear door frame dropping throgh - this is the one that has one end of...

All, I've been running Malatesta Kaiman's (205R16 mud terrains like the Insa Turbu Special Track) on after market steel wheels on my Disco for most of the year, my usage includes Tyro Trialling and Green Laning. With the purchase of our CCV car (which will be receiving the Kaiman's) I'm thinking...

Hello, I went out to my 300Tdi yesterday and heard a relay chattering without the key in the ignition. The light in the heated rear window switch was going on and off too. I removed the switch and could still hear the chattering. I guess I can remove the relay temporarily but that still doesn't...

Recently purchased 88in trialler, based on Range Rover running gear - 3.5l V8 fuel injected with auto gear box and borg-warner transfer box. This photo taken at pay-n-play day - our first time on the rough stuff in it - pretty pleased with it but need to get a smaller steering wheel as my leg...

Hello All, I hope it's OK to talk about a trialer (ruddy auto correct keeps changing that!!) in this section, I'm told most of the parts came from a Range Rover! That's the key to my question really, I'm in the process of buying an off road trailer to enable me to enter club CCV competitions, it...