Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

if you put it on before it completely seeps into the concrete this stuff works well, sprinkle it over leave it for a few days then brush it up, washing powder is nearly as good

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I'm not going to stress too much over a bit of oil on the floor, it was formerly a truck workshop. I've swept the rest of the floor, aggregating the dust and detritus on the spill.

I usually just put some kitty litter on the spill then after it has soaked it up shovel it off and give it a squirt of that cheap degreaser you can get from the auto shops and hose it off.
As we own landrovers we tend to get pretty good at cleaning up oil spills

Degreaser, white sand and then a burst with the high pressure cleaner is what I do.

Today I wire brushed the rust off the bottom of the diffs. The spray painted them satin black with a biult in primer spray can.
I tried to undo the 13mm bolts that hold, I think a balancer to the rear diff. The bolt rounded off. I have 12 pointed sockets. Would 6 pointed or 6 sided sockets work? If not, angle grinder and easy out?
I fitted the front diff guard. well apart from the 13mm bolt that joins the gaurd to the top support plate. There is not enough room for me to get the nut on the bolt. I may take it into Rover Range or similar and get them to do it. After I fit the rear one, just in case I need the same 'help' on the rear diff, although the rear diff does not have the steering arms getting in the way.

I have got, some where, a set of easy out sockets. Meaybe they will remove the bolt.

Hey rick, maybe if ya laid off d grass you could find the socket

Originally Posted by RobMichelle

Hey rick, maybe if ya laid off d grass you could find the socket

Originally Posted by Bohica

.... Would 6 pointed or 6 sided sockets work? If not, angle grinder and easy out?
....

If you don't have them already get a set of Kinchrome Lok-On sockets. They work as advertised!!

Some years ago I had an issue with one of the bolts on the fan pulley. The Kinchromes did the trick.

Yesterday I had similar issue with rounding of one of the alternator support bracket bolts rounding on the Td5. The Lok-Ons to the rescue again.
I have the 3/8 drive set, so they're not usually the primary go too tools, but when rounded, they do the trick(but sometimes I need to use an extension bar to get more leverage).

They cost a bit, but well worth having at least one set .. hence why I decided to go 3/8 drive .. half way between the 1/4 you sometimes need and the 1/2 drive you usually need.