Firecat

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Hi guys a new problem my Disco 1 has a vibration at slow speed until you get into 5th gear then it's fine which makes motorways no probelm.

In town the vibration I think comes from the propshaft area but Andy White (my hero see other post) replaced the rear propshaft doughnut as it was knackered and it seemed to cure it but seems to be coming from the front.

It's not life threatening :D but it annoys the hell out of me. In the old days you could ask a mechanic to jump into your car and could demonstrate the problem to him but now they stick it on a rolling road and you're not allowed to be with the patient.

They then look wise tell you it's nothing and charge you £40 exhaust repair places are the same except if it's not broken they'll break it.

Anyone got a suggestion what it might be causing my vibration.
 
Hi guys a new problem my Disco 1 has a vibration at slow speed until you get into 5th gear then it's fine which makes motorways no probelm.

In town the vibration I think comes from the propshaft area but Andy White (my hero see other post) replaced the rear propshaft doughnut as it was knackered and it seemed to cure it but seems to be coming from the front.

It's not life threatening :D but it annoys the hell out of me. In the old days you could ask a mechanic to jump into your car and could demonstrate the problem to him but now they stick it on a rolling road and you're not allowed to be with the patient.

They then look wise tell you it's nothing and charge you £40 exhaust repair places are the same except if it's not broken they'll break it.

Anyone got a suggestion what it might be causing my vibration.


I would be checking all the grease nipples on the propshafts and U/j's and giving them a good shot of greasy stuff.
 
I would be checking all the grease nipples on the propshafts and U/j's and giving them a good shot of greasy stuff.

Before yu do that, remove the nipples and make sure yu can pump thru them. Its not uncommon for them to be blocked and, no matter how hard you try, yu wont pump grease thru them.
 
while yer looking at yer props check for a small rectangular clean area on yer prop where one of yer balance weights is missing from ?
 

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