I was on the Summit Racing Website yesterday, they have a variety of wheel bearings at really good prices for the Discovery. Their price on Timken bearings was only like 16 bucks each. You could compare the prices to whatever you have available locally to avoid shipping the bearings. You would need 8 of them to do all 4 wheels.

Also there is a listing on here that shows the correwct part numbers and you may want to look at hte Defender seals if you plan to do much off-road driving. They have a double lift compared to the ones that Spike linked ypu to on the AB website. Their prices looked a little high in their breakdown, they shoed 59.95 for the two bearings then used that inflated price to show a discount for the "set". You can find better prices on the correct bearings by doing as I suggested above.

Good Luck with it. Those bearings should not be ignored. If they have not been regularly serviced, you should plan on a total replacement of all eight as soon as possible. Do not replace one at a time.

You may be in for a lot of catch up work on your "new to you" Discovery if the previous owner was slack on such items. This will cost you a good bit initially to accomplish but is cheaper in the long run than waiting for a problem to occur and only fixing what has actually failed. That course of action is by far the most costly way to go, and the most frustrating.

Also look at the Rovers North Website as they have excellent illustrated Parts Breakdowns showing each and every part you will need to accomplish anything you may need to fix on your Discovery. They are a great resource for information and this will allow you to comparison shop with confidence you know what parts are involved whether you order from them or not.

 

Latest update on the scraping noise. Here are the things I checked and all seemed "OK"

1. Changed transmission fluid (was black never changed)
2. Checked wheel bearings (found out two new ones were put on front)
3. Found out transfer case had minimal oil in it, so drained that and refilled
4. Found out that it will not go into diff lock (lever prob stuck) but goes in to high and low.
5. Changed fluid in differential Ujoint etc.
6. Found some play in the drive shaft...
7. Greased any grease points I could find

HOWEVER...the scraping noise is still there. Here are some more details about that...

1. Is louder when going slow. Sounds like metal is scraping lightly underneath the car. Goes faster as I go faster.
2. Almost goes away when I let off of the gas
3. Seems to get louder the longer I drive
4. Is MOST noticeable around 25-35 MPH

I don't want to have to give in and take this to Land Rover (109.00) just to look at it, but I just thought I'd check in here to see if you guys had any other thoughts.

Positive note I was able to find some good info on here and replaced my rear cargo door latch and actuator (trunk wouldn't open) and all lights that were out along with change the fluids above. It's a work in progress but seems overall very solid for nearly 200k.

Thanks for any ideas / input you have.

 

Suggest you also service front swivels, you are running out of things that are under the car and rotate with forward motion. Did changing diff fluid and transfer case fluid make any change to the sound? Drive shafts have multiple grease nipples (U joints, slide joint, etc.) Brake rotor warped? My rear diff vent was clogged 100%, diff oil was pushing out thru seal of rear wheel, gunking up brake pad. Any oil on pads should be checked.

 

go 20 and slowly pull your handbrake. see if it changes

 

Thanks for the info...Do you have any recommendations on the best way to check or "service" the front swivels?

I will also try going slow and putting the hand brake on see if any changes happen.

 

Also check those worthless mud shields, make sure they're not rubbing on the rotor when it turns. While there, also check the rotors, pads, calipers, and caliper bolts to make sure they're snug. You may be able to jack up the rear end, drop your transfer case into N and turn the rear wheels to track down the noise.

 

On a different note from your scrapping noise I noticed you mention play in your propshaft. You better fix that ASAP or be ready to do some walking. Sounds like what you thought was a well taken care of Disco may have actually been a bit neglected. Discos don't like neglect. Be prepared for an uphill climb for awhile during the initial phase of ownership but hang in there. It usually gets better.

 

Unless I missed it you didn't mention checking your brake pads to see if one or more is completely worn away.
I've also seen calipers worn in such a way that the edges of the pads don't keep the pads high enough and one corner will down and rub on the part of the rotor that fits over the hub.

 

I've also noticed when I turn the wheel to the left while I'm driving along I get a lot of squeeking/squealing from the front right wheel. Also, the ABS sensor came on today. Lastly some clicking when I turn the steering wheel all the way to the left or to the right.

Sounds like I have quite a bit more of diagnoising and fixing to do

 

Pull one or all of the ABS fuses. See if any of the noises improve. That clicking could be your CV's/Swivel *****.