Member Since: 05 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1014
What Have You Done To Your Discovery Today?
Having searched the forum for similar thread and finding nothing, I thought I'd start one. Who knows, maybe it will have the highest post count on the forum?
I thought I'd kick it off with my activities today. With the Mot looming, I took the Discovery to my Mot tester to check out the rear bushes before I started working on the car. I'd already decide I'd change the front wishbones, track rods, and ends. The track rods had been advisories for the last two Mot's anyway. I only managed the nearside as the car did it's best to halt proceedings. I measured the bolt positions carefully before I started. Then things went down hill. Everything I touched wouldn't budge, except the inboard wishbone bolts which came out easily. These had been copper slipped at a previous wishbone change thankfully. However the drive shaft simply refused to move without masses of brute force. The lower ball joint took heating and beating to shift as did the rod end. I had to undo a bodge on the brake pipe bracket. The bolt was sheared off so a loose fitting zip tie was used instead. I drilled out the broken bolt, tapped a new thread and fitted a nice new bolt. Thankfully reassembly went OK . It took so long to do this side that I didn't get a chance to look at the offside, other than measure up ready for round two.
Shiny new bits.
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Freelander SE 2005 Auto.
D3 TDV6. Gone.
26th Mar 2015 6:14 pm
Ja92mie
Member Since: 16 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1259
Where do you go for your MOTs?
26th Mar 2015 6:30 pm
Robse
Member Since: 10 Jun 2014
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 498
Washed it Velar MY18 D180 S Narvik
Discovery MY2015 3.0 SDV6 SE Corris - Gone
26th Mar 2015 7:30 pm
Nodge68
Member Since: 05 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1014
Ja92mie wrote:
Where do you go for your MOTs?
I use a trusted friend who still works at a previous employer's. I can PM you there name if you like?
PS if you dropped in on your way past mine today, you would have found me very grumpy indeed. Freelander SE 2005 Auto.
D3 TDV6. Gone.
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26th Mar 2015 7:34 pm
peterburnett
Member Since: 05 Jun 2012
Location: Swadlincote
Posts: 387
Removed my GVIF and FBHIC ready for the car to be px'd tomorrow
26th Mar 2015 7:34 pm
Alan B
Member Since: 12 Feb 2013
Location: Fife
Posts: 6528
Well since you asked,
Fitted a new intercooler, checked over the turbo, ordered a new top pulley and belt,
Washed it, painted the towbar, filled the washer bottle, topped up the antifreeze and oil.
Wait a minute that was all on my D2 TD5 does that count?
Well it should as you only asked what we've done to our discovery today, not our D3/4
D3 57 xs Stornaway grey
D2 02 commercial silver gone but a great servant and won't be forgotten
Iid Bluetooth
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26th Mar 2015 7:41 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
Fitted a pr of these:
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05 D3 HSE V8 4.4
04 MG TF 135
03 MG TF 115 Cool Blue Edition
02 MG TF 160
00 Hymer B564 Lionheart
1971 Series III 109
26th Mar 2015 7:45 pm
Mr Kington
Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Scottish Borders
Posts: 1552
Hard reset. Sat nav had stayed on as did the clock. Wife hadnt noticed so glad i did.James favourite hobby is writing in the third person.
26th Mar 2015 7:47 pm
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
Went round and lubricated every moving exterior part....including door handles that were slightly sticky,wing mirrors that juddered slightly when folding....all hinges on the doors,bonnet and tailgate,even the fuel filler cap....then I did all lock mechanisms with grease.
Then it got a good wash to get the overspray off....not a "big" job,but very satisfying "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
26th Mar 2015 7:52 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20830
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
I'm going to go cross-country to get it all covered in ......just for you "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
26th Mar 2015 7:57 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23786
Agreed to p/ex it for a brand new one next week. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
27th Mar 2015 12:45 am
georgedb
Member Since: 29 Mar 2013
Location: Gauteng
Posts: 81
Member Since: 12 Feb 2013
Location: Fife
Posts: 6528
Georgedb, I don't know if the OP did mean that
As there is a difference
What did you do IN your discovery
What did you do TO your discovery
D3 57 xs Stornaway grey
D2 02 commercial silver gone but a great servant and won't be forgotten
Iid Bluetooth
27th Mar 2015 7:12 am
mcsimmo
Member Since: 08 Aug 2011
Location: North of the south
Posts: 1795
I stood and cried with it when I found a nasty gouge in the side left by some b d who drove off.Man with no D3 anymore, but cant leave the forum....how sad.
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