Repairing the VSS
Mudding
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 162
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From: St. Augustine, FL.
Finally found the washers at Ace Hardware in Jacksonville, Florida. They sell them individually, not in packages.
Had to trim the outer diameter down a little , it's put back together and I'll install it back in the Disco tomorrow, hopefully it works. I'll let you know.
02-21-2014
I've put only about 100 miles on the vehicle so far, no problems. I did rub in some fiber bearing grease into the VSS before putting back together. Then I put the red gasket sealer around the edges (inside) and let dry overnight before reinstalling in the Disco.
3-3-2014
I don't drive my Disco much, but today I went about ten miles and the VSS started acting up. It did that the whole 70 round trip, oft and on. Geeeee.
Had to trim the outer diameter down a little , it's put back together and I'll install it back in the Disco tomorrow, hopefully it works. I'll let you know.
02-21-2014
I've put only about 100 miles on the vehicle so far, no problems. I did rub in some fiber bearing grease into the VSS before putting back together. Then I put the red gasket sealer around the edges (inside) and let dry overnight before reinstalling in the Disco.
3-3-2014
I don't drive my Disco much, but today I went about ten miles and the VSS started acting up. It did that the whole 70 round trip, oft and on. Geeeee.
Last edited by reboot; Mar 3, 2014 at 05:58 PM.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 25
Likes: 2
From: Cincinnati, Ohio
successful rebuild
Great write-up on refurbishing the VSS! It was easy to remove. Mine came apart by just using a screw driver to ply it apart. I got Nylon washers from Lowes. They were too thick. About double the thickness. I held one with a set of plyers and chopped it in half with my pocket knife. I used a bunch of Lithium Grease inside the VSS to lube everything well. I used plain old Super Glue to seal the VSS back together.
The hardest part was re-installing it. I had to contort my arm all sorts of crazy ways through the underbody to reach the screw. I was wearing a head flash light, but it was still a feat providing sufficient light. After about 45 minutes of unsuccessfully toiling with it I finally sank the screw and reconnected it.
Driving it now the needle is steady instead of shaky like it always was before. I haven't had the problem of the engine governor kicking in and killing acceleration, YET. I guess ill know if it worked if that ever happens again. My Ultraguage even gives a steady MPH readout now. It is about 5.5mph slower than my dash speedometer.
Thanks for your work and contribution to the community.
The hardest part was re-installing it. I had to contort my arm all sorts of crazy ways through the underbody to reach the screw. I was wearing a head flash light, but it was still a feat providing sufficient light. After about 45 minutes of unsuccessfully toiling with it I finally sank the screw and reconnected it.
Driving it now the needle is steady instead of shaky like it always was before. I haven't had the problem of the engine governor kicking in and killing acceleration, YET. I guess ill know if it worked if that ever happens again. My Ultraguage even gives a steady MPH readout now. It is about 5.5mph slower than my dash speedometer.
Thanks for your work and contribution to the community.
Last edited by rubbamade; May 17, 2014 at 08:41 PM.
TReK
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,778
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From: NYC
Rock Crawling
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 305
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From: Dallas TX
I've seen quite a bit of chat about unidentified problems and the possibility of the VSS being the cause.
Because the previous owner of my truck sold it because of these types of complaints, I was very interested in the VSS. I bought one on Ebay to rip apart, and when I found how easy it was to work on, and what was wrong with it, I took the one out of my truck, did the same and documented it.
You can get the write up here:
http://www.key-men.com/downloads/Lan...rebulid_v1.pdf
My guess is that at this point, most of these trucks need this rebuild whether or not you've seen the symptoms.
I'll be revising this if I can find a more suitable part, and I'll update the thread if that happens.
Because the previous owner of my truck sold it because of these types of complaints, I was very interested in the VSS. I bought one on Ebay to rip apart, and when I found how easy it was to work on, and what was wrong with it, I took the one out of my truck, did the same and documented it.
You can get the write up here:
http://www.key-men.com/downloads/Lan...rebulid_v1.pdf
My guess is that at this point, most of these trucks need this rebuild whether or not you've seen the symptoms.
I'll be revising this if I can find a more suitable part, and I'll update the thread if that happens.
TReK
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,778
Likes: 626
From: NYC