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    V8 short drive belt replacement

    Got the new idler pulley from the dealer. Now come in plastic instead of metal :(
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    V8 short drive belt replacement

    $25 tool off Amazon worked a charm with the stretch belt. It seated it almost correctly, just had to apply some leverage with a large screwdriver against the outer belt edge while continuing to rotate the pulley to fully seat it. Old belt looked fine.
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    V8 short drive belt replacement

    Hey, thanks. Yes I did look at that tool. Ordered a different one. Will see how it goes :)
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    V8 short drive belt replacement

    Thanks for the diagram. Longer belt replacement no problem. Its the short belt off the crankshaft I am referring to
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    V8 short drive belt replacement

    You have done that on an LR4? The new (LR) belt looks too short, plus would worry about cross threading the bolts?
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    '11 LR4 lower contol arm drama...

    Its a pretty clear diagnosis. Going slowly if you pulse the brake pedal you will hear clonking. Mine needed replacing after 50k km or so. There were no other symptoms other than the clonking. Fairly straightforward replacement job, the biggest pain being that a lack of antisieze applied the the...
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    V8 short drive belt replacement

    Following on from my 'water pump failure' post below. So the serpentine belt is showing cracks, so am replacing it while replacing the broken idler pulley. I have a new short drive belt, the stretch fit one. I offered it up and it looks woefully short. Before I cut the old one off (looks okay...
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    '11 LR4 lower contol arm drama...

    For early LR4's, mine is a 2010 you DO need to drive the axle shafts back to get sufficient clearance. This was a pita on mine requiring an air hammer. Trick is to raise the hub a few inches before driving them inwards
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    Does this sound like a failing water pump?

    Found the problem! The RH upper idler pulley bearing is shot. Its totally off centre with just the belt tension holding it on
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    Does this sound like a failing water pump?

    So if I remove the fan clutch assembly that still leaves the pulley in place. Is it not the pulley bearings that would be failing?
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    Does this sound like a failing water pump?

    But the clutch bearing assembly will still be in place, so will presumably still make the noise?
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    Does this sound like a failing water pump?

    Update: I grabbed the plastic fan and wiggled it hard. There does seem to be some wobble, so bad bearings / clutch?
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    Does this sound like a failing water pump?

    So my wife reported "the car is making an odd sound" when she drove it today (2010 V8, 180k km, new engine at ~80k km from LR). I just went out and it is making a horrible screech-grinding nose from the fan area. Revved it a bit and no change in noise. Does this sound like the water pump...
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    Brake bleed question

    Thanks!
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    Brake bleed question

    So after noticing that it was 3yrs since last brake fluid change, I proceeded to complete it today, ignoring Land Rover manual procedure. Used a mityvac vacuum gun on each corner. Worked fine and replenished the system with 1.5L of DOT 4. Two things I noticed: 1. When I sucked out the old fluid...
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