As a graduation gift to myself, I bought a 5 speed 95 Discovery I last fall. I was skeptical about purchasing a 20 year old car, however this is my dream vehicle, I have wanted a manual land rover since I was a kid, and the fun fixing it up and making it like new again is well worth the time and investment to me.

I purchased the truck from a Dr. in Vermont who had just spent almost $10K worth of repair work bring it back to life, however ended up just purchasing a new 2015 Discover instead.

The truck has 185k miles on it however, in the last 10k miles, the truck has received ( I have the receipts from all this work when I bought the truck)

NEW:

Brakes
Rotors
Suspension
shocks
tires
battery
cooling system (not total rebuild but works perfectly now)
Alternator
clutch (thats right it is a 5 speed )
ARB Brush Guard (1100$)
CV joints
Battery

and a few other things including a good amount of engine work.

note* The cost of the new tires and brush bar alone is more that what I paid for the truck.

The Disco runs really well, still pumping out a lot of power, and I am getting 20+ miles per gallon on the interstate.

So here is where I need some help, The only big issue I am having is the front wheel hub housing gaskets are worn and leak. I am also worried that the actually bearings inside the hub assemble have gone bad as I am getting some vibrations in the front tires at high speeds and when I hit any large bumps in the road. I would like to replace the entire hub assemblies for both front wheels.

Is this a difficult repair for me to attempt myself?
Also how serious is this repair in terms of safety driving

I currently live in Virginia, but I just took a Job across the country in AZ. I have to be in AZ within 2 weeks. I need to figure out how I am getting my Rover there. It would cost about 1200$ to ship it. Can I take the trip if I drive slow and break it up over a couple days and fix it asap when I arrive in AZ?

Thanks for the help! I am not trying to be cheap but, I am a recent college graduate so until I get started up with my new job I need to be careful with my budget.

Also I usually keep her really clean, however, we have been hit with some serious snow recently. Had a lot of fun with it in the snow.

 

have a tire shop or any good shop make sure the front tires are balanced. i had the wobble on my '96 a while back only at high speed or when i hit a bump. turned out to be out of balance tires. inexpensive easy fix.

as for the leaks, are you talking about the swivel bearing housing? the chrome ball looking thing. if so, just put in some 00 grease and you'll be fine to drive.