Thread: i'm so happy

For the last couple of months A "clunk" has developed in the front end of my D1. After all the usual diagnosis tricks?? Jack up vehicle and move wheel to check for movement, take it to mates?? take it to mechanics, check numerous times on landrover sites for pointers, I have finally found the problem. LHS tie rod end has movement in it BUT only when I turn about 1/3 to the left. at all other angles it is tight and no movement. Bloody hard to find as when I tested for movement it was always when the steering wheel was dead centre. No doubt it was the same when my normal mechanic (who is good and reliable) also checked it out.
I was at the point of replacing the steering box at a rather large cost and even went to the trouble of locating one but baulked at the cost at the last minute as I wanted to make sure it was not something else in the front end. As luck would have it, the missus was turning the steering wheel while I was under the vehicle with a torch tonight and because the motor was going at the time to provide power to the steering she could not hear me when I told her to turn the wheel back the other way so she kept going the same way and lo and behold there was the clunk. Closely followed by another one as my head hit the control arm in joy as I finally found the offending faulty part.
The best thing is it has saved me $400 as all I need is a tie rod end and not a new steering box.
Jeez you feel good when you finally find these sorts of things AND you save money!!!
Just had to tell someone.

Good on you.

The best way to learn is to perservere. Keep up the learning experience and when one day, you might find yourself in a predicament out bush you will have the ability to tackle any mechanical issue with confidence.

Cheers, Erich.