Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

Originally Posted by Kaaaiju

What did you have to do to take the timing of?

Found a few chunks of timing chain guides in the sump when I took it off to swap the gasket so was putting new guides in.

At the end of my street, there is a nice pretty section paved with red bricks. This morning I had to push the brake pedal hardish and the ABS kicked in. A thud thud thud and a ggrrrr from the pump.
And later I dashed out of the car to chck I had my phone and when I got back into the car, no drive, nothing, none of the gears worked, checked the transfer case, nothing. Radio was blaring away nicely. I had unknowingly stalled the engine!!

Got stuck in the paddock in deceptive mud (the thin like ice slippery stuff!!) Horsefloat and slope go well together These tyres do not handle mud as well as the proper Bridgestone ones did Took an hour to get car and float out with dads tractor providing some movement and an anchor for when slid sideways.

Originally Posted by Epic_Dragon

Got stuck in the paddock in deceptive mud (the thin like ice slippery stuff!!) Horsefloat and slope go well together These tyres do not handle mud as well as the proper Bridgestone ones did ......

Did you try drop pressures first?
Those tyres don't look particularly capable in the mud, like my old Yokahama Geolanders.
Bbut drop the pressure and they did surprisingly well for an all terrain! I just hated them coz they got punctures too easily.

Originally Posted by Epic_Dragon

Got stuck in the paddock in deceptive mud (the thin like ice slippery stuff!!) Horsefloat and slope go well together These tyres do not handle mud as well as the proper Bridgestone ones did Took an hour to get car and float out with dads tractor providing some movement and an anchor for when slid sideways.

A poor tradesperson always blames their tools.

Floating on slick mud does nothing.
Higher pressure cuts easier, but once it’s filled the voids only RPM will clear the tread

Yes I have never put tyres down for mud (only sand) not sure if that's the done way but always seemed to go ok even on my mower haha

I tried that too Tombie just made me mud skate down the slope faster

Originally Posted by V8Ian

A poor tradesperson always blames their tools.

Well I'm glad that job is over, driver side all done in 2 hrs passenger side took 5 but it was well worth the effort. Saved around $800 which will go to the front locker fund The steering is now smooth and precise and not like a series 2 Land Rover. Most physical job so far but straight forward with the right tools.

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