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    Advice sought... Defender or Disco for towing a heavy caravan?

    Hi, I have a 1992 110 defender and a TD5 Disco. I pull a 1.5tonne caravan with both of them and they are both fine. Both seem to get about 23-25MPG diesel. Defender will pull it anywhere and is a bit slower on hills it has pulled it on fields with standing water on it and in snow with no...
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    steering "wobble" on defender 110

    Mind how you use red diesel, police are looking out for illegal use - we have been stopped and checked!
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    steering "wobble" on defender 110

    This got so bad in the end, I took it to my local "friendly" Landy fix-it garage who do all my major jobs. They identified loads of faults in all steering parts. Ball joints, swivel hubs, track rod ends, drop arem - you name it! When dismantling the brake disc broke off it was so thin and...
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    Disco TD5 automatic gear box oil temp sensor

    Hi, My auto gearbox oil warning light came on recently when towing a heavy van. Car going fine, advised likely to be the sensor - have one now but where is it fitted and how do I get to it? Any good ideas would help.
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    steering "wobble" on defender 110

    Hi Elsie and Sirus, just getting used to this Landyzone - only started yesterday. Had Landies for 15 years! Have 3 myself and 6 in our family!! I think I will try the steering damper. It is the next easiest thing to try. Wondered about the U-Js in the ball joints but I am not sure that...
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    steering "wobble" on defender 110

    I have an old Defender 110 Hard top Landie and there is a heavy vibration the steering when doing 50MPH - can "drive through it" but at 50 it is bad. Tyres OK, wheels have just been balanced and just checked back and front prop shaft U-Js and all seem OK. Any bright ideas what it might be?