Nom, nom, nom. Tasty thread. :)

Spot of ice spat us off a Caerphilly B road this morning. A four wheel drift at 30mph onto scrubland is fun. Managed to recover and find the road again without stopping. I don't think the hippo noticed :cool:

Driven ours 2WD since we got it. It's a still a capable machine. Forget the completeness, pull the rear diff and drive shafts off and stick 'em in't boot as ballast. There's still plenty of other potential for tinkering ;)

That's the spirit! What are the struts like? You inspected the springs for cracks?

Tongue in cheek? Sometimes I can't tell with this place :) Looks like the chaps have it in hand. Forum has definitely got faster and I'm getting alerts as per usual, now. Most importantly, my images are back. Churs LZ.

Finally got it back to work; recovering the trailer from a bush it was stashed in.

Ta. I did consider the whole assembly for that reason. The garage recommended it in fact. However, there is madness to the method. It's much easier to get the wishbone off/on now. And kinder to the ball joint and rubber boot in the process. Plus, there's no need to leverage off the hub so saves...

Search the forum for Freelander RAVE (workshop manual). People have linked to downloads. It's got tables for all values and variables so takes any guesswork out. ;)

'D' for Damager, power to the people, back once again... MOT in order. ABS light went out after I fitted a decent sensor. The measured resistances between the old 'new' and new 'new' sensor were vastly different. Don't recall the figures. Inspected and reset the brake pedal position sensor...

It's not me, it's you. Get better soon LZ ;) Plod, plod, plod... NSF wheelarch and monocoque rust treatment and painting. Without removing the strut. Images: 3436 // 3439 // 3447 // 3437 // 3452 // 3454 // 3459 // 3464 // 3496 // 3499 // 3507 //...

Cheers cocker.

Hmm... Noticed the double posting (or multiple posting in @idouglas case!) Am also having issues with the images in my project thread. Everything seems fine with my image hosting. Wish I'd kept better track of the images now. Is that also a LZ side glitch?

Oh dear. It appears I'm having issues with the image hosting fer this thread. Be patient with me, I'm trying to figure out why it's all broke :mad:

OSF wheelarch and monocoque rust treatment and painting. And refitting the strut. Have made a note of this bit for future patching. Decided against the underseal in that area to make any welding easier. However, it's right underneath the ABS...

Duplicate post.

Back once again... Back once again with the ill behaviour... "Surface corrosion started in various places". Think that trumps your vague suspension component rust, @rob_bell :p Failed MOT on the ball joints we didn't replace and had another lesson in why not to buy s***e. The cheapo wheel...

The 'new' struts are in OK shape. Once I got the old N/S one off, I realised how much better (despite the overall rusty appearance). Bearings are nice and smooth. A quick licking with the wire brushes, a bit of Rust Reformer and a couple of coats of Hycote Satin Black and it was ready to fit...

After contemplating buying a parts car, we decided against it and visited a couple of chaps in't Midlands. Chucked a set of complete struts, a new O/S/R light lens (following a garage mishap) and both engine splash guards in't back of the van. Cheap as chips and crucially, not an entire...

Don't be so hard on yourself. You're human, same as me. Humans can achieve great things. I've found it isn't so much down to skills but courage and perceverance. You have to be willing to break the thing and do what it takes to fix it again. Welcome to the forum by the way.

Ah, I see. Bugger. I suppose you're not on friendly terms with those neighbours anymore ;) Manual lock seems a safe bet. It'll all blow over soon enough.