[SAGGING REAR]

thanks for the reply, will look in to the bearmach springs.

Does any body know what the gap should be between the centre of the wheel and the arch on a standard disco 1?

Dru

[SAGGING REAR]

My disco 1 has started to droop at the rear, about 13 months ago i fitted britpart gas shocks and standard hight HD springs to it.

Hight from centre of the front wheels to arch is 51cm,

NSR is 52 cm

OSR is 48 cm

Phoned the place where i got the shocks and springs and he recomended fitting britpart +40mm spring to the rear. Would that sort out the sag at the rear and would they fit with my standard shocks

thanks

DRU

[gear box breather pipes]

What else can go wrong with this disco. Took it out for a drive for the first time since fitting gearbox and clutch, Its now got what feels like a misfire , it was fine before the layshaft snapped at the end of january.

Any ideas where to look now for this as nothing was touched in the engine bay.

also having probs with the diflock lever it will lock the dif but wont unlock it?

its a 95 3.9 v8 disco

any help would be good as iam at the end of my Tether with this disco

manythanks

dru

[gear box breather pipes]

good thats what i thought, lol

[gear box breather pipes]

Hi, do the gearbox breather pipes conect to anything in the engine bay or do they just clip on somewhere?

dru

[fitting new gearbox]

Turned out i had the clutch plate in the wrong way round

new clutch i have been supplied is way to small and the supplier is saying its the only one listed for it.

Its an LR009366 if anybody knows what it fits

Dru

[fitting new gearbox]

would it need bled as the slave cylinder was just tucked away, as to the clutch plate could be wrong way round, would it damage it if it was?.

lol, thats it for another month as my back is playing up again

dru

[fitting new gearbox]

finaly got every thin back together , DAM THING wont engage gears with engine running, push towards 1st gear and it creeps forward.

switch engine of or put t/box in neutral it engages all gears.

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG

realy need some help with this now as its due its mot very soon.

thanks

Dru

[fitting new gearbox]

yep its an r380, acording to factors valvoline say dextron11, £30 for 3 litres at dealers (ouch) it get to be then. now got to wait on the rain going off as the disco is in a puddle.

chears

dru

[fitting new gearbox]

turns out the clutch was out of alignment, realigned it an the box slid on .

What oil would you recomend for box as local factors say dextron11 ,dealers say mtf94 at double the price of factors.

many thanks

dru

[fitting new gearbox]

thanks will try that, transbox is on but linkage is disconected will conect it up and try that.

[fitting new gearbox]

hi, i am fiting a new gear box and transfer box in my 95 v8 disco, but can not get it to mate up. any tips would be great

thanks

dru

[95 Disco v8 manual lost 5th +reverse]

managed to get a gear box with trans/box out a low millage v8 for much cheapness.

Now the fun of swapping them over.

dru

[95 Disco v8 manual lost 5th +reverse]

is the lt77 a straight swap for the r380?

[95 Disco v8 manual lost 5th +reverse]

thanks for info, no point in getting the tdi box then

looks like i will have to wait on a box for a V8 to turn up.

P.S when do you stop needing moderator approval for my posts?.

[95 Disco v8 manual lost 5th +reverse]

will a tdi r380 box fit my v8 ?

[95 Disco v8 manual lost 5th +reverse]

no stange noises or bangs, was doing 3 point turn when reverse vanished.

[95 Disco v8 manual lost 5th +reverse]

Car lost reverse tonight just when it was needed lol,also 5th has gone to.

still drives ok in other gears.

If you put in reverse and let it roll backwords down hill, lift clutch it locks up,

Any help would be great

thanks DRU

[Failed M.O.T]

Hi my 95 disco failed it mot today on

offside front axle king pin has excessive play in pin / or bush adversely

affecting the steering.

is this easy to fix and also need a small plate welded to the chassis.

any help would be great as have no transport

[erratic idle]

Turned out the fuel return pipe han a kink in it from being cut short at the split, new return pipe and dry and clean the plugs, now running a1 again.

thanks for sugestions

bigdru

[erratic idle]

vac pipe air leak totaly unrelated fault.

as for the efi needs to bleed the pump is a self priming system to 14 psi min pressure it is not like a diesel!

stepper motor fault or fuel pressure reg fault

[erratic idle]

the car ran fine until i fixed the leak in the return pipe.

when starting it stalls first time, then on second attempt it will idle very erratic going from 0rpm to 1000rpm .

the car still drives and pulls fine after a while it settles down, until you stop it and start it again.

only thing that was touched was the return pipe at the tank.

[erratic idle]

hi, my 95 disco v8 started leaking petrol last night.

turned out to be the fuel return pipe had been joined and had split at the join under the boot floor.

fixed it this afternoon ,now when i start it the revs go from 1000rpm to 0 and any where in between.

as it didnt do this before any one got any ideas

cheers

bigdru

[DRUMMING NOISE]

Hi, jacked up front end today, No rumbles or roughness when spining the wheels.

Also minimal movement when shaking the wheels.

Drivers side wheel when giving a sudden spin gives a clunk?.

Also has two split boots on the ball joints on the bar thingy at the front.

Looks like iam driving the cinquecento for the time being lol.

bigdru

[DRUMMING NOISE]

have checked the belts /u.j and fluid all ok.

what are the costs involved in replacing the c.v joint and how easy is it to do.

thanks

Bigdru