Well I've set a new record for Landrover ownership...

A case of the end of an era with Morph and the start of an expensive episode with Snowy....

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Page 1 of the piccys is peachy.....

..... page 2 however has me reaching for the gearbox specialist :-(

friggin' typical!

And don't even ask about the A.A. :-(

Nige - can't blame you just the luck of the draw.... jammey bastard! ;-)

Lee D

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Lee_D
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Bugger! You have my sympathy. I'm just hoping that my new acquisition doesn't do the same thing because I'm off on a 1000 mile journey in a few hours and have a very tight deadline to meet tomorrow night (son's

21st birthday party).
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EMB

You beat my mate's record, two weeks with the SII and he's having to replace the engine because the timing slipped 8-(. Greg

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Greg

Shit the bed Lee, what have you done??? OMFG! You hit summat then or what?

I was just gonna sk for your address as i have some bits like a window winder handle & loads of trim fastners.

Oh shit!

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Nige

Nige uttered summat worrerz funny about:

YHM

In summary though, don't beat yourself up. I think it's the output shaft from the gearbox but will know more in a few days when my local non-franchised guys get to have a butchers. It's not a half shaft as the swarf generator was definately in the gearbox area and no joy with the diff lock on either.

Lee D

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Lee_D

bummer. hope its not too serious. Perhaps whatever my 2a gearbox has caught is in the air or something (now i know who to beg a series box off if i need one! ;) ).

Your parents arnt far away are they?. You should have given me a ring and i'd have come and given the family a lift home at the least as I owe you a lift and im always happy to rescue stranded mates in return for beer/bits or the promise of a tow/lift when i need one!

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Tom Woods

Nige feels bad now......

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Nige

Nige uttered summat worrerz funny about:

Tart!

Karens Dad turned out when we realised the AA had cocked up. We didn't like to pester any bugger, he was there 10 minutes before the recovery truck. Conken outten at 5.33 (timed from my mobi call) recovery arrived 8.30..... I could have took it apart and bought it home on the frigging bus quicker! lol!

Kids treated it as an adventure and will probably be staunch RAC members when they grow up - though they all seem to piss in the same pot.

Right I'm off to bed, I've a busy day tomorrow waiting for the 2nd recovery truck.... still gets me out of work!

Lee D

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Lee_D

Last time my landy broke down (fuel pickup pipe clogged up and it died half way up a big hill) i got a tow from a passing series driver after about 30 mins and the mate who i rang for a tow had an eta of about 45 mins. way quicker than the RAC ever are. Perhaps we should form a recovery co-op :)

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Tom Woods

Tom Woods uttered summat worrerz funny about:

Count me in!

Lee D

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Lee_D

Lee_D wrote: ... and will probably be staunch RAC members

The last but one RAC man that turned out for us (with Bob) went away and bought 3 101s sight unseen. The last one, who gave the last rites to the Scenic, was a 101 fan, and dead keen to see our two when he dropped me back home.

Stick with the RAC in future - both turnouts in less than an hour. Steve

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steve Taylor

The last time I had to use the RAC was in a company car that we had just written off at a junction (a salesman was driving of course 8-)), despite explaining the writeoff, police involvement etc the moron on the phone insisted on sending a patrol to see if he could 'repair' it before they would send a recovery vehicle!. The patrol took about two hours and the recovery another 3 as he told me he was called from Scotland, we were in Lincolnshire!, I'm sure the patrol was just to cover the fact they were calling the recovery from so far away. On the other hand I've had the AA out twice this year and been pleasantly surprised.

In summary, there's sod all to choose between them, they can all be anywhere from reasonable to bloody silly, it's pot luck.

Greg

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Greg

ISTR there being issues with the AA terms and conditions as well regarding vehicle age, I am looking to replace my insurance recovery deals that are all per-vehicle with one that covers me, and the AA seems to be the most restrictive on the type of vehicle that they'll cover under such policies.

Hold on;

-------------------- Vehicle Membership - additional restrictions:

In addition to the Vehicle Type, Weight and Size Restrictions listed above (which apply to any vehicle which is registered with the AA for cover under Vehicle Membership) the AA's UK Breakdown Assistance Services are only available under Vehicle Membership for a vehicle which:

a) has been registered with, and in relation to which cover has been issued by, the AA at the time assistance is requested; and

b) is no more than 10 (ten) years old at the date of registration with the AA.

--------------------

So basically the AA's "person not vehicle" cover only covers you if the vehicle is less than 10 years old. That's all of my vehicles out then, other than the Audi, and that's 9 years old!

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Ian Rawlings

Ian Rawlings uttered summat worrerz funny about:

But if I've read your quote correctly it relates to Vehicles covered, not Persons covered in which case I'm covered.

Is there some other small print relative to person cover which stipulates ages of vehicles for personal cover? I'm sure I'd have been told to FRO if there was (as a money saving exercise by the AA).

Lee D

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Lee_D

ouch - that is lady luck having a real bad day. you musta been a bad boy in a previous life

good to hear all are safe

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William Tasso

Err, yep, I mustn't post too early in the morning/too late at night/too close to mid-day.

Doesn't seem to be from my quick zip through, I'll be going through it all with a fine-toothed comb at some point this month while I decide what insurance to get, and will quiz the military club about which service seems to work best for them too. If any nasty gotchas pop up I'll post sommat under a new thread.

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Ian Rawlings

In message , Lee_D writes

If it lost drive and made crunching noises it has probably ripped the centre out of the clutch.

The gearbox output shaft failure is always silent....

Hope it is clutch as it is much cheaper.

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Marc Draper

On or around Wed, 8 Nov 2006 22:58:25 -0000, "Lee_D" enlightened us thusly:

I bet it's the gearbox output shaft. They go from "a bit clunky" to "no drive" in a second... having seen the state mine from the previous disco when I pulled it, I was amazed that it drove at all. That was "fairly clunky", to the extent that I was starting to treat it gently in case it failed. It's a good job I couldn't see it, I'd nevre have dared take it off the drive.

Basically, the original splines are something around 3mmx2mm and more or less rectangular although in fact the top is a radius and the sides are radii. The ones on mine, both in the gear and on the shaft (I kept the gear as a souvenir, dunno if I can find it now) were worn to a sort of wedge shape not much over 1mm high.

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Austin Shackles

On or around Wed, 8 Nov 2006 23:08:31 -0000, "Lee_D" enlightened us thusly:

I reckon it's luck of the draw. You hear just as many stories about all the major breakdown types.

Mind you, I have to say the AA hasn't showed the improvement in service and wotever that Centera promised us all when they bribed us to vote for their buy-out bid. And I have to hold my hand up to taking the bribe and voting "yes"; and I'm still a member, but I don't call on them much.

One of my beefs is that the people on the callcentre don't pass on any info. e.g. I say to them "the thing's got a flat battery, I think I've fixed the dynamo by hitting it with a hammer, but I'm not about to set off into the depths of wales at 10:30 pm without checking it, and I've not got my test meter with me, so if you can send someone with a test meter they can see if it's charging".

what got passed to the independant sub-contractor who (eventually) attended was "flat battery". Now, if they'd told him what I said, he'd have understood, as would their roadside patrol, and would have known what the situation was.

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Austin Shackles

The clutch was on the heavy side it has to be said, but worked fine!

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Nige

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