Essex lanes

matthew2riches said:

That's one thing I'm hoping to avoid! I'm not going to take any money with me, that's the easiest thing

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Glad you got some money to leave at home, lol. but thats what I have doen n the past at kite festivals, took just enough cash to buy a drink , left wallet at home, or i would spend thousands on kites, lol.

Go on Nick , bring the family for the weekend, you know you realy want to......

List looking like so far

Big Stu - Friday to Sunday
Co-Pang - Saturday and Sunday
Matthew2 - Saturday and Sunday
BrianS - Poss Saturday

Definatley Saturday for me, as Sam want to come along, May even convince the rest of the family to join us.

Well I need someone with a tow bar who's not towing anything there to come up. Really want a Sanky but I'll have the caravan. :lol:

I just got a tow bar just outside Ipswich, so should pick that up tuesday night now, fit for, friday, then pick my caravan up from storage, as its costing too much now, just got to find somehere to put it now, but will be using that for the Suffolk 4x4, may be able to offer a spare bed if one is required....

can you fit the sankley in the back,

God am I getting ****ed off now!

I thought it'd be a good idea to get the disco up on axle stands ready for the bearings to be done with a hand from stu next week.

Got the Disco back in the rear garden, loosened off wheel nuts and jacked up on front axle. Landy moved back slightly and slipped off jack, which in turn bent the panhard rod :mad

Anyone got a spare one??

Also noticed that the drivers side is sagging about 1" this is also the side that is rattling as I think the bearings have defiantly gone on this side..... is this because the bearings have collapsed? All 3 other corners are fine height-wise :doh:

matthew2riches said:

Got the Disco back in the rear garden, loosened off wheel nuts and jacked up on front axle. Landy moved back slightly and slipped off jack, which in turn bent the panhard rod :mad

Anyone got a spare one??

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I have just got a Tow bar from a someone thats just outside Ipswich, they have a 200 TDI they are breaking, I think they are the same , but you better check just incase, i'll text you their number, text them and see if they have one.

News on ropes from CharlesY. He has sent me this email:

Jack, Ali and I put just over 100 ropes in the trailer yesterday. It's a LOAD! I think we will need to pack it onto a small pallet somehow. Whatever, we are NOT forgetting! We took 100 out of the pile and made no visible impression. There must be 600 or more still there. Charles

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I am likely to be leaving for wales on Tuesday some time so if he can send them tomorrow and they arrive in the morning I might have time to give some to Brian if he's about. If not, I'll be back about a week later.

LRJack

Anyone got a nearside bumper end for a Disco 1 they want to sell??

Spike

uk-spike said:

Anyone got a nearside bumper end for a Disco 1 they want to sell??

Spike

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Just dumped a whole bumper with all plastic and brackets coz no one wanted it, even for free :doh:

uk-spike said:

Anyone got a nearside bumper end for a Disco 1 they want to sell??

Spike

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front or rear?

Knock knock knock.......... and its getting worse, turning the radio up isn't helping.
Sounds likes its somewhere near the front. Maybe bearings? seems to be the fashion!

The joke is wearing thin!

Will have to wait as shooting tomorrow (not the Disco yet......)

Discodad said:

Knock knock knock.......... and its getting worse, turning the radio up isn't helping.
Sounds likes its somewhere near the front. Maybe bearings? seems to be the fashion!

The joke is wearing thin!

Will have to wait as shooting tomorrow (not the Disco yet......)

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is it a constant knock or intermitent

wickford90 said:

is it a constant knock or intermitent

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intermittent.
Will go quiet for a bit, comes back normally after a bump the road / cats eye.

No change / improvement when in neutral or when engine speed increased.

Co-Pang-Yang said:

Well I need someone with a tow bar who's not towing anything there to come up. Really want a Sanky but I'll have the caravan. :lol:

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Where when what how?

Discodad said:

intermittent.
Will go quiet for a bit, comes back normally after a bump the road / cats eye.

No change / improvement when in neutral or when engine speed increased.

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jacked it up and checked yet to see if its definitely bearings.

wickford90 said:

jacked it up and checked yet to see if its definitely bearings.

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No not yet.
Just reading up on it / watching youtube maintenance clips.
What am i looking for, movement / wobble when jacked up?

Drizz said:

Where when what how?

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4x4 show next month, 14th -15th. Taking a caravan to pass out in Saturday night but wanna buy a Sanky trailer if theres one there cheap. However would need someone to tow the caravan back if I got one.

Discodad said:

No not yet.
Just reading up on it / watching youtube maintenance clips.
What am i looking for, movement / wobble when jacked up?

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I'd guess bearings! Everyone elses went, then mine went so your's can go now too...... that way it's fair

Mine also had a dry grind to it that sounded like a dry potters wheel

Discodad said:

No not yet.
Just reading up on it / watching youtube maintenance clips.
What am i looking for, movement / wobble when jacked up?

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once jacked up push and pull at 12 and 6 then 3 and 9 and see if there is any play, spin hub and listen for any unusual noises. changed one the other week for the first time ( with some expert guidance ) quite a straight forward job.

Co-Pang-Yang said:

4x4 show next month, 14th -15th. Taking a caravan to pass out in Saturday night but wanna buy a Sanky trailer if theres one there cheap. However would need someone to tow the caravan back if I got one.

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if i manage to get there on the sunday i can tow it back for you.