What have you done to your Freelander today

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Today I have replaced the break drums and replaced all the working parts and pads in the breaks. Including both wheel cylinders. Upper and Lower spring assembly's the adjuster struts. And the hand-break strut. Good as new. :)
 
Having sorted out the lights, I took it for its 6 monthly warrant today (MOT) - failed on the 2 front tyres. Thought it might!

Never mind, to the tyre shop. Left it with them and had a little walk down the road to have a chat with my friendly Rover parts breaker man. Back to collect the car to see original tyres still on it. The #### had sheared the ridges off the locking nut key!

So back to friendly breaker ho didn't have the right key so bought 5 wheel nuts!

May just try the main stealer in town first tomorrow to see if they'll sell a key before I start using those naughty words getting the locking nuts off!
 
GrumpyGel said:
Having sorted out the lights, I took it for its 6 monthly warrant today (MOT) - failed on the 2 front tyres. Thought it might!

Never mind, to the tyre shop. Left it with them and had a little walk down the road to have a chat with my friendly Rover parts breaker man. Back to collect the car to see original tyres still on it. The #### had sheared the ridges off the locking nut key!

So back to friendly breaker ho didn't have the right key so bought 5 wheel nuts!

May just try the main stealer in town first tomorrow to see if they'll sell a key before I start using those naughty words getting the locking nuts off!
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Hang on a minute there. That aint your problem. If they damaged the wheel nut remover - its down to them to get you a new one, not you.
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
Hang on a minute there. That aint your problem. If they damaged the wheel nut remover - its down to them to get you a new one, not you.
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Well I left the car with them and went and saw my trusty parts supplier down the road. I always shop around for tyres - this was the first time I'd used this outfit. He said it was stripped before he started. Whether it was or not I don't know - I can't be sure I have actually removed a wheel in the 6 months since I replaced the other 2 tyres. So it was an argument I skipped and just got on with life!

Funnily enough I was considering taking a front wheel off at the weekend to give me easier access to the indicator lens - but took the light cluster off in the end. I'd have known then.
 
GrumpyGel said:
Well I left the car with them and went and saw my trusty parts supplier down the road. I always shop around for tyres - this was the first time I'd used this outfit. He said it was stripped before he started. Whether it was or not I don't know - I can't be sure I have actually removed a wheel in the 6 months since I replaced the other 2 tyres. So it was an argument I skipped and just got on with life!

Funnily enough I was considering taking a front wheel off at the weekend to give me easier access to the indicator lens - but took the light cluster off in the end. I'd have known then.
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The locking wheel nut keys are soft as cheese. But for some unknown reason, tyre fitters insist on using buzz guns on them. The key simply isn't designed to be used that way.
I've successfully repaired a stripped key with a couple of accurately placed blobs of weld.
Hopefully you get it sorted.
 
I spoke to the main dealer in town today - they don't stock them and have to order them in - don't know if they're held in NZ or need to be shipped from UK. They did say they have one themselves though to get my bolts off. Didn't have time today, so will take it down on Monday and swap over to the standard bolts I got. I'll then get 2 keys sent over from the UK so I have a spare.
 
Finally finished doing the wiring on my tow bar..... Only been about 2 or 3 weeks since I started.. But I have had to work, drive to the otherside of the country, go to a wedding and do the usual housey type stuff to keep her indoors happy etc. :eek:
 
one of the things that had been bugging me form day one, so had the drivers seat fixed today.
before
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after
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before
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after
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even had some paint left over so did the wheel free of charge
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(because of light from phone camera last pic looks pink)
 
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