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Re: Disco 3 and me

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 5:53 pm
by red5
See the shiny new wheel bearing hub? Timken. 😈

Re: Disco 3 and me

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 2:46 pm
by red5
See the Disco on it's arse? That's mine, that is.

Compressor given up ghost. Kit ordered. Again.


We will see. Now i have to shuffle cars etc - one Fiest amk3 for sale on beige - can post it here also if anyone is interested?

Cheers,
Sam.

Loving the handgrenade D3

Re: Disco 3 and me

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:47 pm
by AMCrebel
red5 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 5:03 pm Brake wear sensor routing from hell.
Under the arch liner.
Bloody wire is nearly a metre long. Thanks L-R. 😜
I had to do that on mine - bastards aren't they? Managed to do it by popping a couple of the plastic stud things and prising the liner out of the way just enough. No skin left on knuckles (agin) though.

Re: Disco 3 and me

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:38 am
by red5
Indeed. Some bits are genuinely inspired design, some an afterthought.

Re: Disco 3 and me

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:42 am
by red5
So, compressor removed, eventually. Pipes all corroded to hell in push for connectors. They are all now on the list of service items for me.

Compressor rebuilt with the exception of one bolt previously overtightened. Filters and granules changed - absolutely sodden. New end cap etc etc.

As usual chassis mounts rotted. At least they are clip on.

So now she has working suspensiom, up, down, adaptive and access! Yay.
Rear arms, turbo actuator and parking sensor(another) next. Hmm..

Re: Disco 3 and me

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:09 am
by CLINT
Why would you do this to yourself???

Re: Disco 3 and me

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:20 am
by AutoshiteBoy
Does anyone on here know anything about the air suspension compressors on the Disco 2?

Re: Disco 3 and me

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:29 am
by red5
CLINT wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:09 am Why would you do this to yourself???
Well, yes. This.

It drives superbly for a big old bus, the wife likes it, the kids live it. It's a van, towcar, bus.

Ah, that's why.

Re: Disco 3 and me

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 6:56 pm
by red5
So,

To take the park sensors out and access the loom you need to remove the rear bumper cover.

Which entails -
Rear lamps out.
Mudflaps off. Which leads to wheels off.
Then rear 1/4-wheel arch trims off. Then bumper cover corners off.
Not without my kit, all safely* at work. Not on a L-R weighing in at 2.7 tonnes with slightly suspect air suspension.

So much squeezing of tiny hands into impossible places leads to RRInner sensor being removed without wheels off. New one plugged in at reading is immediiately 0.01M. FFS.

Harness rubbed through. So, now I need a 2 poster. We have 18 at work. I'm not allowed in to sole-work because of pen-pushers who don't understand distancing/sole-working safety.

It's driving me mad. 'Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee'

Re: Disco 3 and me

Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 7:00 pm
by red5
Have a picture whilst I have a beer. It's just started pissing down here. 'On the righteous' and all that relligious claptrap.
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