piemanpete

Hi Folks from the wilds of north Norfolk, UK. After being Disco-less the official receiver took mine away in 2010 >(, finally acquired a 2000 Disco TD5 ES with everything possible done to it, I think - TD5 alive stage 2 tune-up, anything that could go wrong replaced and then some, General Grabber AT2s, new Sony Bluetooth stereo that works with the steering controls. I'm calling it the 'ultimate Disco' because to me it is! Ok, it's practically perfect but with just one niggle I discovered today: the windscreen wash/wipe doesn't work. Water gets squirted all over the screen, but the wipers do not start to move - have to operate them manually. I presume a relay or timing circuit has failed somewhere - on a LR, surely not? Anyone got any ideas what the problem is likely to be and how I fix it, please? Thanks to all and I look forward to sharing the laughs and the tears that are the joy of LR ownership! Cheers

It is a TD5, yes. Well, you're the second person to suggest the track rod, so I will get it looked at. Thanks for the suggestion!

Well, this is a strange one. In August 08 the front discs were replaced as there was pulsing coming back through the brake pedal and steering wheel wobble when braking. That solved the problem. I've done less than 5k miles since then and was careful to bed the discs and pads in. Recently, a wobble has returned to the steering wheel under braking, but no pulsing through the pedal, but it almost *feels* like the brakes are gripping then slipping, but not in an ABS-activated way. I took the Disco back to the LR specialist who fitted them, thinking they would be changed under warranty. He put a dial gauge on them but there was only 1 thou run-out on one and 1.5 on the other. The limit is 6, although he said he would have replaced them at 3-4. He also rebalanced the wheels and moved the front wheels to the back as he said one rim seemed to have a slight wobble. The garage road-tested the car after this remedial work and said there was no trace of any wobble, so believed it was problem solved. I had a long drive home from the garage and it quickly became clear to me that the problem remains. I called the garage today to ask if they have any other ideas, and the only thing they could think of was possibly wear in the track rod ends, which are crimped on. They did check the brake callipers and they were ok - no leaks. Could the pads be glazed? So I may have to go back to a LR specialist where I live to get this looked at. In the meantime, if you have any ideas or suggestions I would be pleased to hear them. Thanks to all.