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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: mikiep1986 on March 24, 2009, 21:36:13

Title: another mot failure .. .
Post by: mikiep1986 on March 24, 2009, 21:36:13

 just wondering on my mot failure sheet it says about body dissplacment was just wondering what they mean by this and how to fix . . . all i can gather is that the suspension has sagged a lil on the drivers side so sits wit a lil lean on it would that be what they mean . . .  :-k

 cheers mike

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: lee celtic on March 24, 2009, 22:58:07

I thought they all leaned one way or the other  :-k

it could be I suppose you could try swapping the springs from side to side...

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: mikiep1986 on March 24, 2009, 23:09:51

 i know its the suspension as i put a spirit level on the chassis and its dipping on drivers side . . . but i dnt wana go taking it all apart and breaking anything (it is a disco after all) as im gettin a new 2 inch kit in the next couple of weeks just hope they dnt mind it to much wen i take it back up 4 retest lol

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: mobi on March 24, 2009, 23:12:12

most discos lean to the right.

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: bilge rat on March 24, 2009, 23:36:29

never heard of that one before . i'd ask them what they mean . save you doing loads of work then they say they didnt mean that ...alan

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: mikiep1986 on March 25, 2009, 14:43:49

Quote from: bilge rat on March 24, 2009, 23:36:29

never heard of that one before . i'd ask them what they mean . save you doing loads of work then they say they didnt mean that ...alan

 yea cheers guna ring him later find out what they mean . .. as i need it sorted as we going away saturday morning for a adventurous week in wales lol and gota get the tax sorted lol

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: meader on March 25, 2009, 17:17:07

my disco leans tooand im running 260ilb springs all round and there not that old .think the best thing to do is swop the springs round and she should sit level for  bit if thats all it needs for an mot

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: mikiep1986 on March 26, 2009, 16:24:05

 cheers for all your help guys. . . . .

 just got back from the retest . . . . . and the result is

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 it passed  :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: after a long and hard 8 months bertie is now back on the road . . oh im so excited lol like a lil kid at christmas . . .  .


 thanx again guys for all your help  :clap: :clap:

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: lee celtic on March 26, 2009, 20:57:27

So was it the lean they failed it on ????? did you ask ??? and what did you do to get it through ??  :lol: :lol:

Mine leans to the drivers side . and no I'm not fat .... [-X  well a bit  ;)

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: mikiep1986 on March 27, 2009, 20:52:15

Quote from: lee celtic on March 26, 2009, 20:57:27

So was it the lean they failed it on ????? did you ask ??? and what did you do to get it through ??  :lol: :lol:

Mine leans to the drivers side . and no I'm not fat .... [-X  well a bit  ;)

 now mine leans drivers and i am fat so that may be the reason ha ha . . .

 yea the dissplacement was because of the rotton body mounts i missed he he so that was all fixed a re made and welded lol

 to get it through the mot ended up changing all the track rods panhard rod bushes had to fix swivel housing , re weld 2 body mounts on , sort the hand brake out , new head light , make a bracket up for the headlight suround , and a few more things took me about 2 weeks to get it all done and 2 days late for re test but i know the manager so he let me off it lol

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: lee celtic on March 27, 2009, 21:59:53

Thats a list and a half  :shock:

but dosn't it feel good sorting it yourself.... :D

I had a good list, but at the end of the day I look at my Discovery as a hobby not just a car  ;)

Title: Re: another mot failure .. .
Post by: mikiep1986 on April 04, 2009, 21:42:30

 yea feels great sorting it all myself and building the truck myself  :dance:

 and ive now decided its not a hobby owning a landy . . . its a full time job  :lol: