Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Fitted the MAF to Turbo inlet hose that I bought last week and posted pictures of.

Boy was it tight onto the MAF end.

Happy to see no oil in the turbo inlet at all, as the catch can seems to be effective.

I broke the plastic spider web in the turbo side of the MAF trying to fit the pipe onto to MAF, but it seems to make no difference. The mesh on the inlet side is to align the air but the other one looks to be to keep mice out.

The oil mist pipe from the rocker cover fits really well .
The clue is to fit the pipe to teh MAF with it off the car then push onto the turbo then fit the MAF to the air cleaner.
Regards PhilipA

When battling to fit a hose over a fitting - Water Based Lubricant is your best friend.

When battling to fit a hose over a fitting - Water Based Lubricant is your best friend.

Cheers

Yes, not realising that it would be so tight, I also roughed up the inside with sandpaper to stop any slippage.

BUT the real problem was that it was so tight that the edge of the hose folded under. ( on the side opposite to that which had started)

So I then sliced a lead in on the edge which helped it to start.

I also used a little lube.
Regards PhilipA

In Stanley Sate Forest along Jenkins Track and Point Track. Steep enough down to use HDC in first. Not thinking about the brakes gives more time to steer. Going up in first, low range I had a fair bit of wheel slippage. The TC light came on, went off , came on a gain and repeat. A slightly aggressive throttle to keep the momentum up and to ensure the the TC does its thing. It was a good drive and the blackberries a definite bonus.

Today I replaced the viscous fan hub bearing. Pressing the shaft into the new bearing was less of a drama than I expected. Had the shaft in the freezer at minus 20degC for around 30 minutes whilst the bearing was at ambient temperature of 25degC. It required firm consistent application of force but the shop press was not as challenged as it was pushing the shaft out of the old bearing...

Replaced my you-beaut slotted front rotors due to vibrations when braking( yes I got them smelly)
I put on a set of the cheapest rotors I could find, which were repco ones,
vibration when braking worse! after consulting GOD in Tassie I'm gunna replace the rears

the only other thing that makes any sense( though not much--) is the abs pulsing, which the car does, when braking softly at low speeds you can feel it pulse/grab and release through the seat of your pants..
no amigoes.


any thoughts?

Have you given the DHD a decent workout?

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Replaced my you-beaut slotted front rotors due to vibrations when braking( yes I got them smelly)
I put on a set of the cheapest rotors I could find, which were repco ones,
vibration when braking worse! after consulting GOD in Tassie I'm gunna replace the rears

the only other thing that makes any sense( though not much--) is the abs pulsing, which the car does, when braking softly at low speeds you can feel it pulse/grab and release through the seat of your pants..
no amigoes.


any thoughts?

Is it pulsing through the pedal or a wheel/chassis vibe?

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Replaced my you-beaut slotted front rotors due to vibrations when braking( yes I got them smelly)
I put on a set of the cheapest rotors I could find, which were repco ones,
vibration when braking worse! after consulting GOD in Tassie I'm gunna replace the rears

the only other thing that makes any sense( though not much--) is the abs pulsing, which the car does, when braking softly at low speeds you can feel it pulse/grab and release through the seat of your pants..
no amigoes.


any thoughts?

Jack the wheels off the ground , press the brake pedal , then , starting at one wheel turn it while feeling / listening to the rotor running through the pads , repeat until you find the one/s with intermittent resistance / sound.
The hub behind the face of the disc must be clean when fitting new rotors and you must replace the pads as well . Seized caliper slides can cause vibration as well.
Rick has alluded to the fact that a vibe felt through the steering is usually fronts while pulsing through the car or brake pedal while steering still smooth usually points to rears