rockcrawler
Member Since: 31 Oct 2012
Location: Ferring
Posts: 2884
  
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 learning all the time D3 Metropolis Bonatti Grey-Alpaca Leather-adaptive headlights-fridge-EGR blanking kit-Harmen Karden-Cruise-4x4 info enabled-Tinted Windows-Heated F&R Seats-Rosen rear Entertainment-LED'S everywhere -Smoked Side Repeaters-Rear Aircon-Vredestein Wintrac 4 Extreme-Puddle and Footwell Lamps-Stainless Steel Side Protection Tubes- NEW ASHTRAY ( thanks to dsd1036 )
Club BAS Remote FBH
Club MXS10 Ctek
Club Beanie Grill
Rear D4 Lamps
Geoff Gearbox Flush
BAS Remap
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Discomadness
Member Since: 19 Jan 2015
Location: Caerphilly
Posts: 2256
 
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Same here. I've had a few D1's. This thing is like comparing the starship enterprise to a mini metro. Jarrod
Current : D3 2007 HSE - AKA the lemon
-beanie grille
-detango with led bulbs
-club body off rebuild. TWICE.
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| 30th Dec 2015 10:07 pm |
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Bob M
Member Since: 21 Apr 2014
Location: Ingleton North Yorks
Posts: 60
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Hi Discomadness,
Providing the sensor is ok I don't think play on the green coupling is a problem.
It is not a tight fit in the sensor. In your photo you can see the white dogs on the sensor coupling with the lugs on the green bit and the gap between them. It can move side to side a bit but not radially ie turn. I suppose this is to allow for float in the UJ.
That's why I decided to stick my grey foam rubber pads between the plastic lugs and UJ.
The rubber is very springy with fine bubbles but creeps. If you leave a weight on t it will deform.
I cut them to size for the gap but my thinking is if I have pushed is out of line, one pad thicker than the other, one will compress, the other stretch and centre it if there is and force on it.
They are also very strong in shear so should work well.
One thing is certain all these fixes from fag packet and tape to pads and glue are better than the LR idea of a couple of grand for a new steering column.
Cheers
Bob
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| 31st Dec 2015 12:17 pm |
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Discomadness
Member Since: 19 Jan 2015
Location: Caerphilly
Posts: 2256
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Cheers Bob,
My thoughts exactly. I can't imagine anything worse than having to pay a shed load of money to JLR for a replacement column when it can be repaired cheaply and easily. Jarrod
Current : D3 2007 HSE - AKA the lemon
-beanie grille
-detango with led bulbs
-club body off rebuild. TWICE.
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| 31st Dec 2015 12:42 pm |
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