Thread: disco 3 vs RR vs RRS reliability

let me know how you go with this
if I get replaced under LR warranty then fit the US "kit" maybe it would be ok ???

I can see the issue with the shaft and why they (they kit people) fitted the second uni (really bad, bad design by LR ) but I worry that they just did it "to fix it" without any real engineering or R&D ??
I would have though a rubber donut (like in disco rear tailshft) may have been a better option the a uni (more flexible)

Jase

Originally Posted by spudboy

I'm going to get my front diff check out by an independent LR place before the warranty runs out. Apparently you can see the wear on diffs that are not aligned properly and LR will replace before they go bang.

Hopefully Drivesafe will chime in as i know he's had a few issues with his RR and it's got high mileage... but all fixed and still loving it

The older L322 RaRo has had problems with the air pump for the suspension but IIRC there was a recall to replace those. Some people have had front diff problems but I tend to take most reports of problems with a pinch of salt... i.e. if someone has a problem, they'll shout it out loud. If everything is fine, no-one says a thing. It doesn't help that the LR brand has such a fanatical following!

So far, I've not heard of many problems with the D3/RRS. The only one that bugs me every now & then is that the hand brake needs regular servicing if used extensively off-road. If you learn to drive without the handbrake, it makes life a lot easier.

If it were my money... I'd be going for a D3 or RRS TDV6 AUTO.

M

Originally Posted by camel_landy

Some people have had front diff problems but I tend to take most reports of problems with a pinch of salt... i.e. if someone has a problem, they'll shout it out loud. If everything is fine, no-one says a thing. It doesn't help that the LR brand has such a fanatical following!

We've done approx 25-30 in the last 2 1/2 years. I'd call that a problem . A Bl00dy expensive one too if it's not under warranty.

So far, I've not heard of many problems with the D3/RRS. The only one that bugs me every now & then is that the hand brake needs regular servicing if used extensively off-road. If you learn to drive without the handbrake, it makes life a lot easier.

Unfortunately, using the handbrake offroad has no relevance to the problem. The problem is that the drum fills up with dirt/mud & chews the shoes out. That's why the manual specifies the drum/shoes to be cleaned after use off road.

Scouse - what are the symptoms to look out for with the front diff? From what I've read on US sites, most of the owners say they had no idea until it went bang that anything was wrong. Surely it must make some noise or something before it lets go?

I can't say I know of any symptoms. We get the RR's straight from the tilt tray .

I would imagine a 6 monthly check would show any spline wear before it actually stripped completely. You could then regrease the splines at the same time & it might last a lot longer.

Originally Posted by Scouse

We've done approx 25-30 in the last 2 1/2 years. I'd call that a problem . A Bl00dy expensive one too if it's not under warranty.

We haven't done any of them...

Hey big John, how many "new" Rangies live up alice?
if they live ok up there I should be ok down here
one problem is wife likes driving the dirt roads she happlily do 50kms of dirt (and pretty bad dirt roads) to save 1-2 mins off the "stick to the blacktop" time (one of her fave "short cuts" is 20kms of crappy dirt road vs 25kms of blacktop I've timed them both and even pushing it on the dirt vs blacktop at speed limit she wont save 1 minute )
I keep telling her "the dirt roads are fine, IF there is no other way or it saves a LOT of time but all these unessacery dirt kms cause heaps of wear and tear on the car" she doesn't listens and keeps doing it cause she doesn't have to fix it, I do
(plus it makes the car dirty and she doesn't wash it either )

Jase

Originally Posted by BigJon

We haven't done any of them...