OK I ordered my left front hub as my old one went bad. I've never done anything quite as involved as this before but I hear it should not be that bad. So does anyone have some advice on what I need to do (steps in the process) or any special tools I need? Thanks in advance.

 

http://www.discovery2.co.uk/

Find the front hub link.

 

Great you know I go to that site all the time but never saw that link.

 

SPIKE, i love you man!

that website is awesome, i cant believe how much is out there for the diys if you know how to find it, thanks again for the convo about the slabbs and stuff today, when i get my truck analyzed i will be sure to let you know whats up.......and youre an hour away so one of these weeks we need to meet up and talk rovers, cold beers on me!

Lee

 

It really helps if you identify the vehicle you're working on.

 

i twent to the web site for the disco 2 series was great,
Spike do you know if a detailed repair web site for disco 1 ? is out there ?

I have posted this question before and still am trying to resolve the issue my self, I spent a ton of $ on tie rod ends (stock) sterring stabelizer, pan yard bushing , shocks. ect.
I also heve removed some shims front end rotating ball to increase the pressure on the big ball on each end of the axle, I cant recall the exact name , however on top and bottom of this end ball is 2 bushing / & small bearing that have shims under them , i would assume to keep this all tight , but able to move when steering in moved. I achieved some sucess removing a few shims , however its getting bad again after a few months.

When Im traveling down the highway i can feel the bumps in the road through my steering wheel . If im traveling around 50 mph or more and hit a bump in the highway the front end starts shaking bad and i have to slow down fast and maybe move steering back and forth to get it to stop. I want some detailed instructions on whats bad and try to fix this myself. I dont have a rover shop anywhere around and could not afford their repair bill. any advise would be great , cell # if you would like to call me is 812-430-5744, Scott

 

You need to adjust your swivel ball preload, you are getting the "wobble of death", if not fixed soon and correctly, you guessed it...death.
I have a link on how to do it but my laptop is dead and I have to share a pc with my wife and thus I do not have access to the link right now, when I log on later tonight to check my e-mail I will look for it and pot it back on here.

No I do not know of a specific web site for working on a DI, but they are not that different, if you can work on a farm tractor you can work on a DI.

 

http://www.***.hiof.no/~frodehaa/swivelpinpreload.htm

 

Wobble of death that does not sound good. My front wheels shake at about 40-50 mph. I assumed it was from the play in my left front hub.

FYI it is a 2002 disco series II.

 

Well that sounds like I need to adjust my preload. It does not look too hard I just to buy a spring scale.