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Car Park Clangers
Although I try to avoid Multi Storey car parks as they tend to be designed for Happy Shopper shoe box size euro box eco-transport, I have had to use some recently as part of my work.
Irrespective of the height barrier saying "Max 2.0m" I drop and lock the suspension at access height. However, when I come to manouvre into a space on full lock there is a metallic noise as the steeing hits it lock stops. To me it sounds like the disc shields are hitting some part of the suspension.
Any Ideas??
4th Dec 2008 9:35 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Just the bump stops needing greased. If in warranty get dealer to sort, if not (or like getting grubby), it's an easy DIY fix, so I've been told!
4th Dec 2008 9:38 pm
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synthetic grease (made for push bikes) & bought from Halfrauds.......six months later hasn't washed away
keep the tube of grease in the D3 but as yet not neededBREXIT - done properly.
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4th Dec 2008 11:49 pm
arnie8
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Thanks chaps. I look forward to greasing my stops this weekend.
As always the knowledge of you D3 experts amazes. Perhaps the Stealers should use this site for advice instead of simply looking blank at you when you describe a fault and they claim "never heard of that problem before".
Thanks again.
5th Dec 2008 11:43 am
BrumLee
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arnie8 wrote:
Perhaps the Stealers should use this site for advice instead of simply looking blank at you when you describe a fault and they claim "never heard of that problem before"
Know what you mean there. I had a big debate in the reception of our local stealers about timing belts on a TDV6 They were adament it was fitted with a timing chain After they called Technical Support to back them up (which back-fired) they said "well we haven't had to do one yet so that's why we thought it was a chain"
Nothing like good product knowledge to gain customers confidence is there
5th Dec 2008 6:00 pm
Tawny Owl
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Funny that , my local Dealers told me the same
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5th Dec 2008 9:16 pm
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Don't be too harsh
GTR wrote:
Primary drive is provided by a single toothed belt from
the crankshaft to the exhaust camshaft gears of each
cylinder bank via two idler pulleys and a tensioner.
Secondary drive is provided by two short crossover chains
Harsh!! - why not as the majority of stealerships just have not got a clue what they are doing in the workshop,feedback on the forum proves it!!. I would accept there are still a few credible dealers out there thank god and we value those .
Overall the LR network is a huge shambles and getting worse with every month that goes by.
If your good or better praise - poor or worse deserves bringing to the public eye .
Good thats got that off my chest - thanks DG feel a lot better now and can enjoy my sunday
7th Dec 2008 12:12 pm
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The one time I had to speak to LRCC here in Australia the bloke I spoke to, when I mentioned this forum, said that LRA considered it 'an illegal site' and banned their employers from looking at it regards
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8th Dec 2008 6:00 am
PierreJ
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pbhawkin wrote:
The one time I had to speak to LRCC here in Australia the bloke I spoke to, when I mentioned this forum, said that LRA considered it 'an illegal site' and banned their employers from looking at it
Illegal in what way??? Gaining info on the product?Why is the fear of long words called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
8th Dec 2008 6:23 am
wiggs
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When i went to look at the LRX concept car in Hillindale ..there was a couple of people there from LR (area manager etc ) while talking they actually mentioned the site and said they always looked at it ..and found some very usefull info from it .
They also said it was them who contacted Lakeland Landrover (site sponser ) and told them to update there banner as it was out of date ..something to do with dealer of the year ( wrong year )G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
8th Dec 2008 11:53 am
The Coachman
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I know that employees and managers from Stratstone read the forum and contribute on a regular basis.
10th Dec 2008 7:17 pm
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simoniz wrote:
Harsh!! - why not as the majority of stealerships just have not got a clue what they are doing in the workshop,feedback on the forum proves it!!. I would accept there are still a few credible dealers out there thank god and we value those .
Overall the LR network is a huge shambles and getting worse with every month that goes by.
If your good or better praise - poor or worse deserves bringing to the public eye .
Well I said don't be too harsh because you and they were only half right ...or wrong whichever way you look at it as the secondary drive is provided by chains...is it not 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
10th Dec 2008 7:58 pm
BrumLee
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True but I asked about belts to be replaced on the 105k service and was told there are no belts fitted, only a timing chain. They may have been confused with a Td5. In any case, I haven't seen anything regarding chain renewals in the TDV6 service schedule
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They were adament it was fitted with a timing chain 
After they called Technical Support to back them up (which back-fired) they said "well we haven't had to do one yet so that's why we thought it was a chain"
- why not as the majority of stealerships just have not got a clue what they are doing in the workshop,feedback on the forum proves it!!. I would accept there are still a few credible dealers out there thank god and we value those 
.
