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End of the line :-( (or not?!)
gords:
--- Quote from: "Jake" ---Dont bother with the garage route Gordon
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It will only be a last resort but hopefully I can do everything ... with a little help from my friends :wink:
--- Quote from: "Jake" ---
Give Neal a shout.
He has offered :wink:
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Already have ... just waiting for him to check his schedule :wink:
--- Quote from: "Jake" ---I've changed all my wheel bearing now (never done a wheel bearing in my life) and they wer'nt that hard.
I'd gladly help out too if you need a hand.
:D
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What you doing this weekend? :D
The plan is to take it off the road tomorrow (actually, I don't have any choice!) and do the work myself (-ish, see above). Unfortunately, the (warranty replacement) shock absorber is out of stock until mid July, so it's going to be out of service for a few weeks :(
Plum:
These bloody MOT stations can really crank it up if they think your not savvy. . . . .
My daughters just been ripped off from a garage near Tregoyd just up the road from brecon . . . . . . i wouldent mind but id just give her the car an it was allways serviced. . . . . . [!Expletive Deleted!] must av seen er coming . . . . . .
apps for ranting but it makes me blood boil :x :x :x
freeagent:
for a start i'd find a new MOT station... sounds like they don't know what they are doing, are REALY picky and quite possibly fishing for work, hoping you were going to ask them to fix it.... there are some real wa**ers out there.........
go to someone who does Landrovers regularly, i'd certainly recomend RJ Harvey in Essex but they are a bit far from you.
most of those faults can be solved with minimal money and time, wheel bearings are probably the cause of your ABS probs, and can be rebuilt in about 2 hours each side.
the handbrake drum needs removing and checking for oil leaks from the rear of the transfer box, then clean and sandpaper the inside of the drum and shoes, sanding increases the friction and helps it grip.
steam clean all the power steering fluid leaks...
i'm sure there are a few people on here that'll help you out, some have already offered... if i was a bit nearer i certainly would.
ask around for people to recomend a Landrover friendly MOT station.... i took my old 110 H/T to a local garage (not landrover friendly) a few years ago, who refused to test it as they said it was too heavy!!!!!
local Landy experts (RJ Harvey) tested it straight away.....
good luck, you will get sorted, and if you do want rid of it, it'll be easier to shift with a new MOT.....
gords:
--- Quote from: "freeagent" ---for a start i'd find a new MOT station... sounds like they don't know what they are doing, are REALY picky and quite possibly fishing for work, hoping you were going to ask them to fix it.... there are some real wa**ers out there.........
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The car went to a garage first for a few tweaks and they took it to the MOT station. Both the garage and the MOT station have a good reputation (as far as I've heard) ... and I'm sure they are doing the MOT tests to the letter (and I'm fine with that)!
Unfortunately, we have a hosepipe ban so jet washing stuff is not possible! I might try Gunk (or similar) though.
freeagent:
jet washes are not covered by the hosepipe ban...... theres a loophole in the law.... (might be wrong, but pretty sure i'm right)
i would find a landy friendly place and take it for the test yourself... its all well and good having stuff tested 'to the letter' but quite a bit of it is subjective, and a 'common sense' tester won't pass vehicles that are dangerous, but they might be a bit more realistic.... there are a lot of silly things on the MOT test, and if you get a tester who had a row with his mrs before work, or has been told to 'look for work' they can find all sorts of things wrong......
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