al cope
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also, lubricate (with some silicon) the two spring loaded wedges either side of the upper tailgate (I'm taking about the mating faces, not the springs themselves), as it took me ages to find a knocking from the back on mine, turned out to be the upper tailgate doing it when it moved.
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sixfooter
Member Since: 24 Jun 2009
Location: Cork
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Will just remove the spare wheel...
I won't tighten the winch too much just enough to prevent damage while driving...
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| 3rd Jul 2009 10:00 am |
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SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
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Why not let it all the way out and cable tie it to the rear recovery eye  I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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| 3rd Jul 2009 10:05 am |
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sixfooter
Member Since: 24 Jun 2009
Location: Cork
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Yeah, I'll try that...cheers...
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| 3rd Jul 2009 11:53 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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Or get the dwarf to hold it. That way his hands will be occupied and he can't knock. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 3rd Jul 2009 12:08 pm |
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bambi
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
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Nodosh beats me too it on both dwarf answers, 
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| 3rd Jul 2009 2:58 pm |
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AWD man
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
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My sliding load tray knocks... I've had to "wedge" it with an old towel... 57 RRS TDV8
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| 3rd Jul 2009 4:34 pm |
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2DISCO3ORNOT
Member Since: 27 Apr 2009
Location: at sea
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Thansk NODO$H for the gonads explination I found them swinging midair on the last undercarriage examination.
Most alarming to find my girl has a pair of nads ......... 
So what's the full story on them, are they just danglers or are they hooked up to a nad meter that sends messages to the nad brain that corrects the swing of the car? 
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| 6th Jul 2009 3:03 pm |
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sixfooter
Member Since: 24 Jun 2009
Location: Cork
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Turns out to be the Steering column knuckle joint has broken...!!!
LR dealer performed an inspection and found it within an hour...still under warranty so work is covered..
Asked him do these things go within 2 years and he said that LR parts are cheap but very soft and they don't last too long...
His final words were welcome to the big bad world of LR....!!!!!
So its going in on monday to have the work done...
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| 11th Jul 2009 10:56 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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That is an unusual one. Many folks have done lots of serious off-roading with seeing it go. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 11th Jul 2009 11:00 am |
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Iona Disko
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: NE
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That'll obviously be the steering column knuckle joint in the boot then? _____________
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| 14th Jul 2009 4:49 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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Dwarf knuckles 
Sorry 2DISCO3ORNOT, missed your previous question. The danglers are just good old harmonic resonance dampeners, they counter the inherent inertia in the chassis and drivetrain and counter the jarring you might ovtherwise get.
To see what it would be like without time, take a fully laden L200 over some stutter-bumps as you approach a 30mph limit from 60 and be thankful we have them I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 14th Jul 2009 11:45 pm |
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Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
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I had a aluminium water bottle in the rear door that made clonking noises. It toke me 2 days to find out it was the water bottle.  Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
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| 15th Jul 2009 11:07 am |
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bigdave g4
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: Flitwick
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I still cant find were the dwarf is kept. 
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| 15th Jul 2009 11:22 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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When they're properly installed it's not a problem. It's those who manage to get out of the handcuffs that make all the noises - and they will keep moving around the car, damn them! I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 15th Jul 2009 11:34 am |
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