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MY LEGS HURT - RANGIES ARENT LIGHT

Tech Talk for Rover owners.

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MY LEGS HURT - RANGIES ARENT LIGHT

Post by Loanrangie »

On the way to work yesterday morning i heard on odd knocking sound coming from the motor, i was about to pull over when it died and no power steering :x . So after i pushed my pos 20 metres on a slight incline to get it off the road ( no bloody help from the 6' 4" jogger walking past) , i lifted the bonnet to find the harmonic balancer had decided to part ways with the crank and was hanging off the end only being held by the belts. Now this is the 3rd shagged balancer i've had in 3 years and this one was locktited and rattle gunned on :x . No probs, get the wife to pick me up (not happy 6.50am 7 degree's), took her home and then drove her car to work :) . so i call into LRA to get another bolt and they dont have any spares - bugger me thinks. Get home try to locate another one, luckily 4.4 uses same thread size and i have one in the shed, no probs get wife to drive me back to car. Easy job, fit new bolt, refit belts drive home , yeah right, except i dont have the large washer that clamps the balancer on @#$%^&* so i searched the car looking for a suitable washer i can use, getting dark now, then i happen to look at the shocks, hmm nice large thick washer, finally bolt it on tighten belts and drive home - no wonder my bloody legs and shoulders ache today - RANT OFF.
Saddle up tonto, its the not so loanrangie! . 98 TDI DISCO lightly modded with more to come.
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didn't you know about the
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Post by PSI250 »

i know how you feel!
when i first got mine it wasn't running and it was facing the wrong way in the driveway, i ended up pushing it out into the court, turning it round 180 and pushing it back in by myself. Took a while and had to quickly jump in and grab the brakes as it wanted to keep going down the hil but i got there in the end!!
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Post by mickrangie »

wanna buy my Disco?
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Post by Loanrangie »

mickrangie wrote:wanna buy my Disco?
If i had the cash i would. :cry:
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Post by mickrangie »

must be a bigger underlying issue Nick!! 3 in 3 years..... dats not good!!!

maybe weld the next one on :P
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Post by Ralf the RR »

Pushing? What's that?
I'm lazy and use the starter motor.
Although with the front pully off, I'd think twice!
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Post by RaginRover »

Ralf the RR wrote:Pushing? What's that?
I'm lazy and use the starter motor.
Although with the front pully off, I'd think twice!
Yep put her in low 2nd or 3rd first and then drive on up the curb :)

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Post by Loanrangie »

RaginRover wrote:
Ralf the RR wrote:Pushing? What's that?
I'm lazy and use the starter motor.
Although with the front pully off, I'd think twice!
Yep put her in low 2nd or 3rd first and then drive on up the curb :)

Tom
No good - auto :cry:
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