Thread: What goes thump in the Disco?

Originally Posted by Utemad

Thanks JC.

If I do end up pulling the diff out (meaning I don't find it elsewhere) then I'll give you a call.

I guess it could be in the front diff too but the clunk feels rear and it doesn't come through the steering.

I'll drop the rear swaybar now and see what happens on the drive to work tomorrow.

One more thought, You did mention the body mounts, but have you tightened the ones under the footwells? I know they are forward, but I have chased a clunk in a D1 before that turned out to be loose footwell body mounts, all others were tight.
JC

I tightened all the ones I saw. Will double check tomorrow.

The only body mounts I had trouble with were the very rear ones. The top of the bolt is obscured by the bumper. They are fairly tight but could be tighter.

What do you use to hold the bolt while you tighten the nut? Surely you don't have to remove the rear bumper.

I have a selection of specially bent 9/16" ring spanners for these tasks...

JC

I have a few incomplete sets of cheap spanners (from before I saw the light and bought Sidchrome). I might just make up some of those 'LR special tools'

Originally Posted by Utemad

I'll drop the rear swaybar now and see what happens on the drive to work tomorrow.

It's not the swaybar.

This weekend the ball joint is going to cop a real flogging. I'll be the one to decide if it comes out or not

Originally Posted by justinc

Tried levering the A frame ball joint up and down with a breaker bar? Even a small amount of vertical play will be enough to cause a 'clunk'.

I was thinking about this as I clunked over the speed bump at work. It would be going clunk as I go over the speed bump as the back end would unload slightly at the crest of the bump.

Originally Posted by Utemad

Hi all,

I get a loud thump sometimes in my Disco1. Generally when I move away from a standstill. .

Had one this morning, frightend the c**p out of me!
Fortunately it was only the engle fridge falling over.. strap came loose

[quote=Utemad;652411]Not the most common name in Oz but I have noticed we aren't the only two on this site.

Well Hi Justin... and Justin, It's Justin.

Have to say I was going to make the towbar comment. My mate had an issue with a "clunk" from his Patrol for ages we were looking all over it and then one day another mate was visiting while we were checking fluids etc and walked straight in to the tow bar tounge.... clunk.. Thats it! (Sometimes it is the most obvious things.... LOL )