Poor old Grumble....
less than two weeks after blowing a transmission cooler hose on the side of the Capricorn Highway, Grumble starts making some awful noises in and around the fan. So, its back to our friendly new found mechanic for diagnosis, Couldnt really tell if it transmitted sound from either water pump, idler,or tensioner bearings, so off with the belt and check all. Tensioner is suspect, so order new bearing, idler is definitely gone so order new bearing, remove fan and notice wet spots on radiator. So, remove radiator and test, omg its ****ed, full of ****, so new core coming up from Brissy as well as high quality bearings to replace the others. Its interesting to note that only a low grade bearing is fitted to the Land Rover.....I assume they were original spec.....but top stuff going in. So far , grumble hasnt enjoyed his time up here. I know why......because I'm using him as a bitumen runner and not letting him have his freedom in his chosen territory.....the bush. I've promised him that I will find him some good challenging tracks in the near future.