water leak???

Discos Like all things need care and attention, it doesn't mater what brand you car is if it has not been looked after your going to have problems. If there not serviced or maintained properly they will like all machines have problems. When I bought mine I was more interested in the service log than the overall presention. When I bought my disco after my firt trip away I immediatley changed the suspension and tyres to suit what I wanted the car to do. For us to assist you we will need mre detailed information.

Gazz

Swivel pre-load. The front hub assemblies turn/swivel (for steering) on taper roller bearings, below and above the swivel ball. The taper bearings are shimmed to pre-load the bearings.

When the bearings wear, they become loose, which adversely affects the steering/handling. It also affects seal pressure/alignment on the swivel ball, leading to oil leaks.

If the bearings are not badly worn, but pre-load is too free/loose, adjust thickness of shim pack under the top swivel bearing cap. If wear is bad, replace the swivel bearings.

Wear of bushes in the radius arms (2 at axle end, 2 at chassis end) is a common cause of your symptoms. They can look ok at a quick look, but like all suspension link bushes, wear is hard to detect from a simple visual check, which is often deceiving (hundreds of people have been caught by worn bushes that look ok, but obviously are not when the arm/link is removed). These would be my 1st guess as to your problem.

Wear of bushes in trailing arms for rear axle - when worn, misalignment of the rear axle can steer the vehicle.

Bent trailing arm or chassis mount for trailing arm causing misalignment of the rear axle. Trailing arms bend it they land on rocks, etc. The chassis mount can bend forward if the rear wheel is driven (in reverse) into an obstruction.

Panhard bushes ....

Tierod ends ....

Slack in steering box ....

Edit: discos should have very good manners driven hard on dirt roads. However, I had different tyres on my disco on the last 2 occasions that I drove back from Birdsville via Windorah. The difference in acceptable speed was marked between the tyres that were fitted. But this was not an issue with pulling to one side, just the way the tyres handled when driving on loose, marble like gravel roads.

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Originally Posted by Gazz

Discos Like all things need care and attention, it doesn't mater what brand you car is if it has not been looked after your going to have problems. If there not serviced or maintained properly they will like all machines have problems. When I bought mine I was more interested in the service log than the overall presention. When I bought my disco after my firt trip away I immediatley changed the suspension and tyres to suit what I wanted the car to do. For us to assist you we will need mre detailed information.

Gazz

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right now mate as far as i know it alll rigy dig,everythink
problem list seem to grow every week
guy i bought it off serviced it quiet offten cleanest motor i have seen
was brand new cooper muddies 265s
at this time i just dont have th e$$$$$$ sitting around to go change everything

also if somone could tell me where thre little hose gose from the advance on the dizzy one has blown off and the other gose to air filter

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Originally Posted by matthewk

my nissan patrol handled better then this thing did on dirt hell my 3 ton 60 seires handled good on dirt

jut odd things like tap the brake and off to the right it went, hit a pot hole and just about 90 degree turn left nearly went throught the bright barrires at gemie 4 weeks ago

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when was the last time you checked the steering dampener.....disco are a pita when it goes .....more so than other makes IMHO of course

cheers