I had this last year on my 96 300TDi, it was the king pin (swivel bearings) that were shot.

Put my 1996 300TDi in for the test this morning, knowing I had a wee hole in the rear wheel arch near the seatbelt mount. Failed on that alone, got a very nice man to weld a plate on for 20 quid, retested this afternoon. Cheapest MOT I've had on the old girl in the 15 years I've had the...

Put my 1996 300TDi in for it's MOT this morning, knowing that there was a wee hole in the rear wheel arch near the seatbelt mount, didn't get it sorted cos I thought I'd wait to see what other welding was required after the nasty man had been underneath with his little hammer. Failed on that...

Sussed it. On the replacement mechanism, the wee hole where the spindle on the toothed gear wheel on the motor goes through has been punched through during manufacture had some jaggy burs that were fouling the gear wheel and preventing it from turning. Cleaned it up with a wee grinding bit on a...

Thanks, it's not a power supply problem, the cog that connects to the toothed quadrant thingy is pretty difficult to turn (needs pliers) but when I connect it up and activate the switch it works, makes a bit of a horrid noise though. But when I connect it to the mechanism it doesnt do anything...

Hi, (N Reg Disco 300TDi) My drivers window has been stuck for quite some time, I have replaced the mechanism, the motor works when it's not connected to the mechanism. As soon as I connect it to the mechanism it doesnt want to know. It seems to lack the power to drive the mechanism. Currently...

Hello, finally got round to joining. Got a 1996 Discovery 300TDi, had it 14 years and it's let me down twice. Use it to get to work, carry bikes, canoes, dogs and camping gear.

Hello, Finally joined forum. Got a 1996 Discovery 300 TDi. Had it 14 years, it's only let me down twice. It gets used for carrying bikes, canoes, dogs and camping gear.