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Wheel balance maybe? Or buckled rim? Try swapping wheels round

They look like this underneath... and like this when removed...

A simple question but worth asking, could it be collapsed wheel bearings?

HIggo, its a real easy job to do (especially if you dont have rear air con fitted) and takes no time at all to carry out the swap. You could save yourself a few bob? So you previously had leaky air bags that were swapped a few months before compressor failure? Possibly that finished it off. Mine...

Thanks for the input. In my case the compressor pump was not working what so ever, even when connected to direct feed the pump would not spin. I managed to source a repacement compressor and so just swapped it over as a unit so replaced the valves at the same time as they are in there also...

HI Folks, I know there are guides and heaps of posts related to the D2 air suspension, but this one is slightly different in that I want to ask if my case has happened to others? I found the car with the arse end sat low down one day after parking up, but it was not down to the bump stops...

Watch that bleed screw if you have a top hose mounted type!

I can just bend it back into shape and run a few weld beads up the sides to strengthen it. Will be sorted for next time!

Yes, I drive on the beach....

Im here up in sunny Whangarei. Had my D2 for coming up 5 years now and have learnt heaps in that time. Still love the old girl despite the niggles along the way. I would love a nice Defender but find them so expensive here!! Cheers all

I have sold my TR4 now sadly. I have found postage around Aussie to Aussie real cheap, but once it has to cross the Tasman the price goes mad! I have found delivery sometimes from UK to be cheaper. But I will certainly give them a try and see how they compare. When I order from Rimmer they seem...

Busy day! I have just bled my coolant system tonight. Then I topped up the transmission fluid. I really hate lying under the car with the engine running!!

I streched my homemade 36mm spanner putting the fan back on. Mk2 is in prgress as we speak!

Folks, If you have never removed the inner female thread section of a top hose bleed screw, then it looks like this... How your shed floor will look when you empty your top hose contents... I still love the old girl and get a buzz from fixing the little niggles!! New homemade bleed screw...

I lifted the tank real high... Then left it all night and day today. Sqeezed the hose and could feel water in there, but not heaps. This is how I had my temp bodge set up... This held well and even when the hose expanded with trapped air it held fast and didnt leak. Tonight I unscrewed...

I bought oil pump and gasket sets recently from DLS in Matlock. Must be the same people? Also I have bought several times from Rimmer Bros, being a previous TR owner. Both companies good to deal with and delivery times real prompt!

Cheers Mark, I did drive the car but relaised it was getting hot and stopped. Did not do more than 10 km. The hole is actually in the rubber hose, where the old style bleed screw used to be. So nothing to drill out. I have ordered up an inline joiner with 1/8NPT hole for temp sender. I will...

I reckon an inline water temp gauge adaptor with an 1/8" NPT blind plug would do the trick. Does anyone know if there is sufficient height clearance between the top hose and the underside of the closed bonnet? Its dark here now and there are spiders out there...!!!

Degreaser and elbow grease!

I felt lazy so just went down the shed and raised the expansion tank as high as it would go on wooden blocks and ran the engine upto temp with the heater on max. The top hose gets so hot that I cant hold on to it, suppose this could be normal? But it just feels empty and mostly air, again this...