Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

Originally Posted by d2dave

John. Can you enlighten me a bit on this tool. Cost, where you got it and is it any good. I have to do my ball joints soon.

The joints themselves are ok but the rubber boots are stuffed. Having said that, the amount of crap that has probably now got in through the split boots it
would probably be pointless changing the boots if they were available.

Tool in question came from ToolPro. You can get it from the usual suspects for around $100-120. What use it will be on a D2 is debatable. They are fun.... You will need heat, and frozen ball joints to fit back in.

Stock up on your swearing vocabulary.

Originally Posted by Tins;[URL="tel:3219605"

3219605[/URL]]Tool in question came from ToolPro. You can get it from the usual suspects for around $100-120. What use it will be on a D2 is debatable. They are fun.... You will need heat, and frozen ball joints to fit back in.

Stock up on your swearing vocabulary.

Actually I think I might take that back. I just had to remove one side on mine. Did it easily. Haven’t put the new ones in yet……

Originally Posted by Tins

Yesterday, actually. Had to replace a split CV boot, so decided to change the axle seal, as I had one. Discovered that the generic ball joint tool kit I have contains the perfect tool for refitting the seal.

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The disk has a perfect taper to fit the inner part of the seal, the flat is almost exact on the body of the seal and the outer diameter fits into the axle yoke bit wth about a mm clearance. Couple of good taps with the FBH and done. I was happily astonished. Now to make something to tighten the CV boot clamps.....

I just did one axle seal on the weekend and I'm glad I bought one extra seal...
Think I used the 36mm socket to tap the seal in, and it cut it open due to the silly design of the seal, mainly the metal inside it.
Maybe I was too happy with "tapping" it with a hammer to seat the seal, but, live and learn.

Or maybe it just was that it was a allmakes one, the only one I could get in time.

Originally Posted by Dervish.;[URL="tel:3219626"

3219626[/URL]]I just did one axle seal on the weekend and I'm glad I bought one extra seal...
Think I used the 36mm socket to tap the seal in, and it cut it open due to the silly design of the seal, mainly the metal inside it.
Maybe I was too happy with "tapping" it with a hammer to seat the seal, but, live and learn.

Or maybe it just was that it was a allmakes one, the only one I could get in time.

Easy to do. The thing I used is shaped just like a seal tool.

Originally Posted by Tins

Actually I think I might take that back. I just had to remove one side on mine. Did it easily. Haven’t put the new ones in yet……

Putting the new ones in is a bit of a **** around, cos the kit I have doesn't have quite the right bits for the upper one. I would have a look around, as they are not all the same. Got it done though.

Just about done for the RWC. And someone or something has delivered a blow to my windscreen.

Originally Posted by Tins

Just about done for the RWC. And someone or something has delivered a blow to my windscreen.

Let us know how you go about getting it replaced. It’s something that’s been on my agenda for years now, but I haven’t been able to trust anyone to do the job properly.
I think I’ll end up removing all the trim and scuttle panel myself before handing it over to the fitters.

Originally Posted by biggin

Let us know how you go about getting it replaced. It’s something that’s been on my agenda for years now, but I haven’t been able to trust anyone to do the job properly.
I think I’ll end up removing all the trim and scuttle panel myself before handing it over to the fitters.

I had Windscreens O'brien do my windscreen after it cracked. It was a claim. They did break the scuttle panel and as a part of the windscreen replacement they ended up replacing the scuttle panel also. Nothing was charged on to me.